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The programme

Thirteen modules that follow the real order of a job search: understand, prepare, apply, convince, sign.

  1. 0

    The playbook: don't lose six months like we did

    Members only20 min

    How the programme is built, the order to follow it in, and what to have to hand. Five minutes, and you know exactly where to start.

    Objective — Know precisely where to begin and what you will have achieved by the end.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  2. 1

    Is this actually worth it?

    Members only28 min

    What a Swiss hospitality job really represents: pay levels, working conditions, and the honest maths once commuting and contributions are deducted.

    Objective — Decide, with the facts in hand, whether this project fits you — and in what form.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  3. 2

    Who's hiring, and more importantly: when

    Members only32 min

    Who is hiring, in which cantons, at which times of year, and which profiles are genuinely in short supply.

    Objective — Target the right venues at the right moment instead of applying at random.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  4. 3

    The one document that can block everything

    Members only30 min

    The G permit in detail: conditions, procedure, the employer’s role, timelines, and what changes if you settle in Switzerland instead.

    Objective — Master your administrative status and anticipate each step at the right time.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  5. 4

    Get your CV out of the bin pile

    Members only38 min

    A Swiss CV is not a French one. Structure, photo, employment certificates, cover letter: what makes a file read to the end rather than discarded in ten seconds.

    Objective — Have a complete application file, in the expected format, ready to send.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  6. 5

    The jobs that never get posted

    Members only34 min

    Most hospitality jobs are never advertised. How to reach them: targeted speculative applications, visiting in person, phoning, and following up without becoming a nuisance.

    Objective — Stop depending on job adverts, and know how to follow up properly.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  7. 6

    The one interview question that decides everything

    Members only36 min

    What you will actually be asked, how to handle the cross-border question head-on, the trial shift, and the questions you should ask yourself.

    Objective — Arrive prepared, answer well, and leave with a decision or a date.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  8. 7

    What's negotiable in a Swiss contract, and what isn't

    Members only40 min

    The collective agreement, working time, the 13th salary, probation, notice periods: what to check line by line before you sign.

    Objective — Understand every clause and spot what must be corrected before signing.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  9. 8

    Where your money actually goes

    Members only45 min

    Where you pay tax, which health insurance to choose, what the second pillar really is, and what lands in your account at the end of the month. The module that prevents first-year surprises.

    Objective — Understand your tax and social position before signing, and know which decisions cannot be undone.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  10. 9

    Ask for more, without picking the wrong moment

    Members only30 min

    When to ask, how to put a figure on it, what to say to a refusal, and how to build progression over two or three years rather than chasing rises.

    Objective — Defend your pay with evidence, and look beyond the entry-level job.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  11. 10

    Our list of mistakes, turned around for you

    Members only15 min

    The operational recap: what must be ready, in which order, from the first administrative document to your first day at work.

    Objective — Know exactly where you stand and what the next action is.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  12. 11

    The day it ends, who pays you?

    Members only25 min

    What actually happens if the job ends: who pays a cross-border worker's unemployment benefit, under what conditions, and the Swiss pension money almost nobody thinks to claim on their way out. The module nobody looks for until they need it.

    Objective — Know how a cross-border worker's safety net actually works before you need it — and not leave money behind when you go.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise
  13. 12

    The word that gives you away before your first shift

    Members only20 min

    The words and codes that instantly separate someone who just arrived from someone who belongs: numbers, cleaning vocabulary, tipping, and when to use tu or vous. None of it is on a CV.

    Objective — Stop being spotted as an outsider over a detail of language, from the interview to your first shift.

    • Video
    • PDF workbook
    • Exercise