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What are the big topics shaping IT and finance recruitment in Switzerland? Read our latest thinking to stay on top of change.

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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.

Mountain Legends: Karl Egloff

What separates good leaders from great ones? It's not who pushes hardest. It's who makes the right call under pressure.
Karl Egloff set out to speed-run Everest: No oxygen, no Sherpa, sub-24 hours.

  • The Recruitment Team

Mountain Legends: Rega

Today, we say a huge thank you to Switzerland’s non-profit air rescue service, Rega. Switzerland is famous for its stunning Alpine scenery, but enjoying the great outdoors comes with risks. When things go wrong, Rega's iconic red-and-white helicopters can reach any point in the country within 15 minutes from its 14 bases.

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Career Ferrata: Becoming a CIO in Switzerland

Progressing your career can sometimes feel like ascending a steep mountain without route markers or the right equipment. As a recruitment agency that has placed hundreds of senior IT candidates in Switzerland, in this article we are sharing some practical career tips for aspiring CIOs.

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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.

Cheering Works!

With all the discussion on AI, the soft skills are being pushed aside. Technology, technology, technology! And yet, soft skills are truly more important than ever. We can't afford to dehumanize the new workplace.

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Mentorship as a Strategic Lever in a Rapidly Changing Workplace

Forward-looking organisations are now exploring mentoring networks and peer mentoring as high-impact strategies to accelerate leadership capability across regions and functions.

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Boards Are Being Rewritten in Real Time

The combination of geopolitical fracture, policy unpredictability, technological acceleration and heightened scrutiny is forcing boards and CEOs into decisions they would previously have deferred, softened or delegated.

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