{"id":8453,"date":"2023-06-05T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.otp.ch\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2023-06-05T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:03:08","slug":"spouse-program-for-expats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otp.ch\/en\/spouse-program-for-expats\/","title":{"rendered":"Spouse program: our service for \u201cexpats\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of an expatriation, the issue of the spouse&#8217;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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was also the case for one of our clients, who asked us to support her in finding a job in her adopted country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a career coach, it is our job to facilitate the &#8220;expat&#8221; approach for spouses and help them overcome the challenges of finding a job when moving to another country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mission<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our client had just arrived in Switzerland following the transfer of her husband and wished to work in her field of expertise, logistics management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mission consisted in accompanying our client in the improvement of her application file and the development of her professional skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also an opportunity for her to reflect on her career evolution and to deal with the reality of the Swiss job market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our approach<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A thorough needs assessment allowed us to identify the specific information, resources and support our client needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the coaching sessions, we worked on the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Career assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work on her balance of achievements, CV, cover letter and building an application file<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exploration of job opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profile of cognitive preferences according to the HBDI questionnaire<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal branding and self-marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Job search and networking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elaboration of a concrete action plan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The outcome<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results were convincing. Our client quickly recognized the benefit of our counseling and was extremely grateful to her husband&#8217;s employer for it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the case of an expatriation, the issue of the spouse&#8217;s employability often poses a challenge. 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