Career choice4 min«The teacher guides through the process, the career counsellor complements»Career expert Daniel Reumiller on the tasks and limits of career counselling and what helps when parents judge their child differently than the school when choosing a career.
Career choice5 minThe job interview - how to cut a good figureIt's the last stage on the way to an apprenticeship - and perhaps the most difficult: the job interview. The best tips at a glance.
Career choice3 minThis springboard helps young refugees find an apprenticeshipThe integration pre-apprenticeship prepares late migrants to Switzerland for an apprenticeship. This enables them to connect with vocational training and our society.
Career choice4 min«The responsibility lies with the parents, not the school»Career choice expert Ruth Sprecher on the optimal distribution of roles between parents, schools and careers counsellors when looking for an apprenticeship.
Career choice5 min«Young refugees can score points with their motivation»How do young refugees find an apprenticeship? Caritas mentor Laura Baumann talks about stumbling blocks and opportunities for the young people concerned.
Career choice6 minVocational training is also possible with a disabilityPeople with a disability often need appropriate support and open-minded training companies to complete an apprenticeship.
Career choice3 min«As an au pair, I learnt to take responsibility»Arthur Pasquier, 16, from Bern, wanted to develop both academically and as a person. That's why he spent a tenth school year as an au pair in Ticino.
Career choice3 min«Helping people is a unique feeling»Lukas Günther, 21, from Lohn-Ammansegg SO, has completed his apprenticeship as an EFZ healthcare specialist and is now attending a higher technical college to become a nursing specialist. He then wants to train as a paramedic.
Career choice5 minA good application is not yet a successful oneWritten application documents are often like two peas in a pod. HR managers are nevertheless able to filter out differences.
Career choice3 min«I like to work with precision down to a tenth of a millimetre»Laura Leimgruber, 19, from Fahrwangen AG, is studying to become a carpenter with a vocational baccalaureate. She is competing for the title of Swiss champion at Swiss Skills.
Career choice3 min«I gave it my all, wanted to show how motivated I am»Noël Stoffel, 17, from Unterterzen SG, not only found his dream job in his taster apprenticeship as a bicycle mechanic, but also his training company.
Career choice3 min«I love installing entertainment devices for customers»Frances Vu-To, 17, from Ruswil LU, discovered her dream job in her tenth year at school. As a multimedia electronics technician, she installs televisions, home cinemas, smartphones and more.
Career choice3 min«Chemistry shows things we can't see»Jessica Kurmann, 20, from Mosen LU, didn't want to go to university straight after her A-levels. Thanks to her apprenticeship as an EFZ laboratory technician specialising in chemistry, she can now spend a year working in the USA.
Career choice3 min«I want to become a well master»Oliver Ambauen, 18, from Giswil OW, is in the 2nd year of his apprenticeship as an EBA plumbing technician. He then wants to complete the EFZ qualification.
Career choice3 min«I knew for a long time that I wanted to work with children»Simone Knecht, 16, from Hütten ZH, is already doing an internship as a childcare specialist during her last semester at school. She has now signed her apprenticeship contract.
Career choice8 min«If you've never learnt to solve problems, you'll have trouble choosing a career»Psychotherapist Ernesta von Holzen says that the development of the brain during puberty is like a major building site.
Career choice6 minThis is the perfect (teaching) positionThe road to his daughter's apprenticeship is one thing above all for our dad blogger: a nerve-wracking wave ride.
Career choice3 min«Doing my thing»Anna Spiess, 17, from Sissach BL, is a first-year agricultural machinery mechanic. At the beginning of her search for an apprenticeship, she received many rejections.
Career choice3 min«Taking large objects apart, that's what I like»Bianca Jöhr, 16, from Worb BE, is a first-year apprentice recyclist. She initially wanted to become a hairdresser.
Career choice10 minTeaching is just the beginningApprenticeships have long been more than just vocational training. It is also a launch pad for higher vocational education and training and for studying at a university of applied sciences.
