Job Integration for Foreigners (JIFF)

Looking for work in Switzerland as a foreigner can be a challenge, particularly when you may not yet speak the local language to a business or fluent level which can limit your opportunities. There are, however, English positions available throughout the country. Many of these jobs are highly skilled specialist

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Are you preparing for a job interview? Interviewing for a job can be challenging, especially if this is your first time in Switzerland or if you haven’t had a lot of interview practice. This two-part JIFF workshop will start on Thursday, March 14th, 2019 at the Lili Centre and focus on

By Evelin Bermudez (Swiss Skills Academy Co-founder) As a small business owner or solopreneur, you must wear many different hats. We hear that everywhere: you are a project manager, marketing specialist, sales person, financial analyst. This is especially true at the early stages of operation when you have to plan carefully

The next 3 part JIFF workshop will be starting on Thursday 20. September at the Lili Centre. SESSION ONE: 20. September 2018 (18:30 - 20:30) The first session will be led by Denise Mattsson and is all about preparing your CV for the Swiss market. Your USP, your CV & selling yourself on

By Evelin Bermudez: In today’s knowledge-based economy, the skills-set we possess, the continuous learning we engage in and the professional networks we build are essential to finding a job. These fundamental elements are needed by anyone who is trying to integrate into the labour market.  Continuing Education and Training (CET) serves

Lucerne is the ideal place to set up a company. Not only do you find the best quality of life but also the lowest corporate taxes. Although starting a company may seem daunting, it has never been easier thanks to the support of Lucerne Business. If you have been dreaming of

For the fourth time the LiLi Centre(Community centre in Luzern) and JIFF (Job Integration For Foreigners) organisations are releasing a new CV Workshop sessions, starting this Thursday June 7th. It is a specific programme for people who are searching for a job in Switzerland and the goal is to help

Getting back into the world of work following a career break or redundancy can be a daunting prospect, especially if the skills the individual has aren’t as up to date as they could be. The above is exacerbated by the rapid rate of technological innovations which requires people to continually

Our workshops have been perfected over the years and this last workshop was the most useful to date because we not only showed how to write a CV specifically for the Swiss market, but also understand the importance of personal branding and social media; as well as how recruiters use

Are you interested in becoming a mentor and donating two hours of your time per month? Would you like to benefit from the advice of someone who is fully integrated in the Swiss job market? We are looking for mentors and mentees who would be interested in taking part of

Nowadays applying for a job seems to be a job in itself. Gone are the days of writing one résumé and blanket sending it to all the local companies; these days each company expects a tailor made C.V. and each culture has its own dos and don’ts. In this 4 session

by Lina Petravičiūtė  Let’s be honest, we all have that doubt in our mind: are we sure that it was a good idea to leave everything and start something new from zero again. Starting from nothing in a new country, without knowing the language, or having the experience of the local

For those of us who have to pay our own Swiss taxes you may know how daunting it can be having to fill those forms out. But there is good news, if you haven't had time to fill out your forms yet you can apply for an extension and that

Kathy Patellis writes: Creating a business is possible at any age. In fact, it is a great way to reignite your passion in something and reconnect with yourself. My business and I are proof exciting new experiences await those who are brave enough to try. For me, my love of fashion started at

We have been hearing more and more stories of people being offered ludicrously low salaries so we wanted to help and give you some useful information. First the bad news: there is no minimum obligatory wage in Switzerland! But there are guidelines and in certain industries (such as the catering industry

On the 4th of February 2014 the people voted (by a very narrow marging) to put a stop to the free movement of people from the EU in Switzerland. The Government had until February 2017 to find a way of putting this into place. This, of course, turned out to

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The ZEBI will take place from the 3. to 6. November from 9.00 to 17.00 and is free. This fair is aimed towards young adults looking to decide which careers they may be interested in. There are over 140 professions on show and over 600 further education programmes. Numerous companies

The World Economic Forum has released its Global Gender Pay Gap report for 2016 and Switzerland is very average with Iceland claiming number 1 spot (although their pay gap is still 14% between women and men). Switzerland may have scored 11 on the global wealth index but that's its highest score.