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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
Nordwand Group
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: 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
Mountain Legends: Intro & Eiger
In the next few months, we’re going to be doing a series of posts celebrating the brave feats of our team’s favourite mountain legends.
Let’s start with something close to home – the inspiration for Nordwand Group’s name!
- The Recruitment Team
TRANSEARCH
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.
You Can’t Hire Talent You Don’t Attract
In today’s executive talent market, the most capable leaders are rarely looking for their next role in the same way organizations are looking for them. Potential candidates are highly selective, well informed and alert to signals that reveal whether an opportunity is worth serious consideration.
- The Recruitment Team
Hiring for the Culture You Don’t Yet Have
In periods of disruption, leadership teams often talk about transformation as though it were a strategy exercise. In reality, transformation is usually a talent decision first.
- The Recruitment Team
The Leadership Shift: From Filling Roles to Designing Fit
Most organisations still treat talent acquisition as a sequence: source → attract → assess → hire. But high‑performing leaders — especially passive candidates — no longer respond to this linear logic.
- The Recruitment Team
