In 2003, Networking for Jobs was launched as a pilot project in cooperation with a leading Swiss NGO. Two years later, the program was further developed and became operationally independent. Ever since, the services offered have been continuously optimized and tailored to the needs of the target group as well as the industry. Throughout this process, a unique network of relations with the industry could be built. Over 2000 people were able to start a successful career with the support of the competence center Networking for Jobs. Today, as a leading competence center, we facilitate the access to the Swiss labor market for highly qualified immigrants and Swiss repatriates and contribute to the mitigation of the shortage of specialists in the economy.
Team
Thomas Krapf, Board Member
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Thomas Krapf is in business administration and worked as an executive at an international management consulting firm. Previously, he has worked in various financial and insurance companies in the U.S., Europe and Switzerland, and he set up and directs his own company. His main focus is risk management. As a board member of the competence center Networking for jobs, Thomas Krapf offers support particularly in the areas of Strategy and Finance.
Roxana Paz, CEO Infos
Roxana Paz completed her studies in sociology and political sciences at the University of Zurich. She is a consultant and trainer in the areas of occupational integration and networks. Her core functions include the networking of different stakeholders, location decisions, strategic career counseling, assessment and development centers. She graduated from various international institutes, completing courses in the field of systemic-constructivist approaches to consulting and group process/dynamics, resource models, management and leadership, communication and conflict management. She also brings experience from various projects in the area of development cooperation in Switzerland as well as in South America.
Basil Signori, President Infos
Basil Signori has several years of experience in the financial sector in Zurich, as well as tax issues and migration law. He also has extensive knowledge in the legal field. He is represented as a board member of various organizations of the cultural sector.
Kristina Hermann, Dipl. Psychologist, Group Dynamics Consultant, Trainer
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Kristina Hermann is group dynamics consultant and trainer (DGGO) at the Institute for Urban Planning and Development at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland in Basel. She provides services in team assessment and training for the competence center Networking for Jobs.
Dr. Katja Lüthy, Freelance Journalist and Publicist
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Katja Lüthy is a freelance journalist and publicist. She supports the competence center Networking for Jobs in Corporate Publishing.
Cooperation partners
Dr. Isaac Lorencez
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Dr. Isaac Lorencez, ETH Zürich is involved in various projects at the competence center as part of his research. His expertise lies in the areas of databases, algorithms, security software development, artificial intelligence and knowledge engineering.
Eva Winizki, Swiss State-recognized Psychoterapist
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Eva Winizki is partner for intercultural organisational consulting and has an education in organisational development and supervision.
Monika Clausen, CEO of Dr. Monika Clausen und Netzwerkpartner
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Monika Clausen conducts trainings and workshops in the area of the application process.
Walter Bachmann, Language Teacher
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Walter Bachmann studied Germanics, French literature and History at the Zürich University and completed the masters. Besides his instructional work at the technical school ZHAW, he has also had a number of sojourns abroad. Walter teaches German at the competence center Networking for Jobs.
Juan Carlos Dihlmann, Expert in Phonetics
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Juan Carlos Dihlmann teaches German as a Foreign Language and is licensed auditor for Goethe Certificates. He has a Master’s degree in French and German Linguistics from the University of Konstanz, and he completed the training “German as a foreign language”. As expert in phonetics he is responsible for our phonetics lessons.
