Insights and News
What are the big topics shaping IT and finance recruitment in Switzerland? Read our latest thinking to stay on top of change.
Career Advice
What trends and developments are currently shaping the Swiss IT and finance job market? Discover the latest insights from the Nordwand Group and stay well informed.
Career Ferrata: From A to Zeugnis
Switzerland is a country that relies on skilled foreign professionals to cover labour shortages. Many workers coming here are surprised at the sheer volume of personal paperwork needed to work and live here – including written work references. Here’s our guide for Swiss newbies on everything related to an Arbeitszeugnis.
- The Recruitment Team
Mountain Legends: Matterhorn
We’re doing a series of posts celebrating the brave feats of our team’s favourite mountain legends. Today is about Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the Matterhorn, conquered 160-years ago today. It’s a tale of intense rivalry that made headlines all around the world – read more here.
- The Recruitment Team
Career Ferrata: The Path to CFO
Progressing your career can sometimes feel like ascending a steep mountain without route markers or the right equipment. Our “Career Ferrata” series aims to give you a hand on the way up. As a recruitment agency that has placed hundreds of senior financial candidates in Switzerland, this article shares some practical career tips for hiring or becoming a CFO
- The Recruitment Team
Leadership Topics
Leadership is a privilege that must be earned every day. It's relatively easy to identify leaders who think that way. They are humble, quick to apologise, admit when they are wrong and go out of their way to ask for help.
A Two Minute Burnout Checkup by Chris Bailey - Harvard Business Review
- Danny Hiscott
The Importance of Culture Savvy Leaders - TRANSEARCH International
What endures, what provides the platform for growth, what shapes future performance, what enables different strategic scenarios to unfold … is the organisation’s culture.
- Danny Hiscott
