I am looking to make a move to Zurich from the states and I do not know German. Anyone have experience finding sales jobs for an American in Switzerland?

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I would highly reccommend learning German or another language like Spanish or French or Italian. In the last 15 years I have worked with global teams. Almost all of my colleagues in EU speak 3-4 languages. In Zurich, to live, you will be fine with only English. However unemployment is very high in EU so I would advise at least a 2nd language. Do you have contacts in Zurich? Maybe connect with anyone there for advice?

Even for the more conservative, national Switzerland English only should be fine in the bigger cities. There is an up and coming start up scene especially in the fields of crypto and banks which have been around for centuries which partially hire english-only speaking people. I would check for companies based in Zurich and check their career page. going oldschool :P

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