In the case of an expatriation, the issue of the spouse’s employability often poses a challenge. For most spouses of expatriates, the question of continuing their professional career becomes a central issue upon their arrival in Switzerland.

Many partners wonder if they will find a job? What is the procedure in Switzerland? And what are the customs regarding application documents and job interviews in our country?

This was also the case for one of our clients, who asked us to support her in finding a job in her adopted country.

As a career coach, it is our job to facilitate the “expat” approach for spouses and help them overcome the challenges of finding a job when moving to another country.

 

Our mission

Our client had just arrived in Switzerland following the transfer of her husband and wished to work in her field of expertise, logistics management.

Our mission consisted in accompanying our client in the improvement of her application file and the development of her professional skills.

It is also an opportunity for her to reflect on her career evolution and to deal with the reality of the Swiss job market.

 

Our approach

A thorough needs assessment allowed us to identify the specific information, resources and support our client needed.

Our coaching program included eight face-to-face meetings over a three-month period. The goal of the coaching was to provide our client with the necessary tools to successfully position herself in the Swiss market.

During the coaching sessions, we worked on the following topics:

  • Career assessment
  • Work on her balance of achievements, CV, cover letter and building an application file
  • Exploration of job opportunities
  • Profile of cognitive preferences according to the HBDI questionnaire
  • Personal branding and self-marketing
  • Job search and networking
  • Elaboration of a concrete action plan

 

The outcome

The results were convincing. Our client quickly recognized the benefit of our counseling and was extremely grateful to her husband’s employer for it. 

The various sessions enabled our client to clarify her thoughts about her professional future. She became aware of her position in the job market and developed an expanded vision of her professional future. 

She became aware that the recruitment process in Switzerland is very different from that in her country of origin. This was especially true for the application process, the CV, the cover letter, the job search itself and the interview. As a result, our client was able to adapt her procedure to match the local practices in recruitment. 

Today our client has found a new responsible job and she is very satisfied with our counseling. The joint review with our client at the end of the program confirmed the lasting effectiveness of the coaching. Our client was also very satisfied with the work done together and the development of her new professional role through the coaching.

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