Hi everyone! I’m a consulting manager at PwC and am currently looking to relocate from Ireland (as a South African national) to Switzerland (Zurich or Geneva). I’m also looking to pivot from consulting into sustainability and ESG, however I’ve gotten nothing back from the junior and senior roles I’ve applied to. I have extensive experience in regulatory and business transformation. Any guidance and advice as to how I can successfully relocate and pivot my career will be much appreciated!

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How is your German/French?

The white collar Swiss job market is very competitive at the moment, so a difficult time to switch.

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Unfortunately my French is very basic and my German is non existent. I’m thinking about qualifying out for French if that makes things easier

Most international shifts occur based on a current in-demand skill set. (From my experience, at least)

What's the pitch for you being hired internationally to pivot into a new area?

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This is very helpful - I hadn’t thought about moving to ESG in Ireland before making the move. Thanks a million!

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Lived in CH and I wouldn’t trade the Irish drinking buddies for the booooring environment-conscious Swiss

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Btw - esg is ☠️ just like dei and all these lefty acronyms

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Switzerland is once of the most competitive markets for professionals. I have a permit C and still struggled finding a job. Have friends that were let go due to restructure and a year later still struggling to find roles at their level.

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Damn that’s discouraging to hear. Would you be able to tell me more about Swiss work culture and what it’s like to live there?

have you considered seconding within pwc? that’s what a lot of colleagues in the London office are doing. You network and “sell” yourself, get seconded for a 12-24month period, then take it from there

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