Everything is precise, except the route in.
Zurich's employers hire on tightly defined profiles, and a candidate without a contact rarely learns what those profiles are.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Local time zone
- CET
The people who arrive stuck.
Students and recent graduates
Applying into banking and asset management and insurance around Zurich against people who already had someone make the call for them.
Job seekers who keep reaching the last round
Strong applications, no useful feedback, and no one in Zurich who can say what the shortlist actually turns on.
People early in a job here
First or second role in Zurich, working hard, with nobody explaining how progression or pay is decided.
Career changers
Moving out of technology and software or into it, with a CV that still reads like the last job rather than the next one.
The fields our mentors work in.
Mentors volunteer 30 minutes. Matching is cross-border, so a mentor outside the city is normal and often the point.
Banking and asset management
Insurance
Technology and software
Pharma and life sciences
Engineering
Professional services
Four steps, one half hour.
- 01
Tell us what you are stuck on
A short sign-up: where you are, what you want next, and the one thing blocking it.
- 02
We match you
You are matched with a mentor who has done the job you are aiming at, wherever in the network they sit.
- 03
Pick a time that suits you
Times are shown in CET, so a mentor in another country never means an awkward hour for you.
- 04
Thirty minutes on video
Free to you, on the platform, with a written summary of what to do next.
The questions we hear most in Zurich.
These come up again and again from people sitting in Zurich, whatever stage they are at.
How do I get into banking and asset management here without knowing anyone in it?
Is insurance worth moving into, and what does the first year really look like?
What does a strong application for technology and software look like from Zurich?
Should I stay in Zurich, move, or work remotely for an employer somewhere else?
How do I explain my Zurich experience to an employer who has never heard of my last one?
Who funds the sessions here.
International employers running Give, with people mentoring from Zurich and beyond
Universities buying career access for every student for students in and around Zurich
Public bodies and foundations widening opportunity
Employers running Redirect for rejected candidates
Ready to start in Zurich?
Book a free 30-minute session, or tell us what you need and we will match you with a mentor who does the job you are aiming at.
The things people ask first.
Do I have to live in Zurich to book?
No. Matching is cross-border, so a mentor is chosen for the job they do rather than the city they sit in.
Is it really free?
Free to you. Sessions are funded by our employer, university and public-sector partners.
How soon can I get a session?
Sign up, tell us what you are stuck on, and pick a slot in CET once you are matched.
Can I be matched with someone in banking and asset management?
Yes. Banking and asset management is one of the areas Zurich mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Will my mentor understand the Zurich job market?
Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, you still get someone who does the job you are aiming at, and the advice is set against what you are facing in Zurich.
Get unstuck from Zurich.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it. Free to you, wherever you are sitting.