Job Search Confidence Increases

Xavier Chauville, Executive Director at Page Personnel (PageGroup brand) notes confidence in job search. (Image: zVg)

47% of job seekers in German-speaking Switzerland expect to find a new job within three months, compared with 39% in the fourth quarter of 2015, representing a year-on-year increase of +21%. Confidence in career prospects increased by +20%, while positive expectations regarding work-life balance and salary levels fell by -15% and -16% respectively over the same period.

Romands more confident

Confidence among job seekers is significantly higher in French-speaking Switzerland than in German-speaking Switzerland. 58 percent of candidates in French-speaking Switzerland expect to find a job within the next three months. At the same time last year, this figure was still 36 percent. This represents a year-on-year increase (from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2016) of +62%.

The study shows the confidence, but also the pragmatism of job seekers:

• More than two-thirds of respondents (69%) expect better opportunities for skill development in the coming 12 months.
• 63 percent of Swiss job seekers are confident about the future development of the Swiss economy.
• The majority (59%) do not expect a salary increase in the next twelve months.

Xavier Chauville, Executive Director at Page Personnel (PageGroup brand) says: "The outlook for job seekers has improved significantly over the course of 2016. We continue to see strong demand for 2017 - particularly for experts in IT, sales, engineering, logistics and pharmaceuticals. Companies are increasingly relying on temporary employment. Qualified candidates who are open to temporary and permanent options and flexible on overall offers have good reason for optimism in their job search."

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