The disconnect between what skills and competencies companies want their young talents to have and what the education system is producing is growing bigger and bigger. What do we need to learn to be successful in the 21st century? Everything is changing currently, even on a daily basis, who...
29.June 2020 As part two of the information series “Arrive with your heart” – Orientation and knowledge about Basel – we did a deep dive into work permissions and how this relates and intertwines with starting your own business by defining your radius of action. Thank you Karin Sartorius...
17.6.2020 We confirm: Quartierstreffpunkte are definitely your starting point to make Basel your home. Every district of the City of Basel has one. Don´t worry if you have a hard time pronouncing it, it is a very difficult word, even for people who are native German speakers. Secondly, you...
This photo is taken at the Impact Hub Basel, which is definitely a place where home starts in Basel. After the introduction of our event series supported by Kanton Basel Stadt “Arrive with your heart” – Orientation and knowledge about Basel” in our blog at the...
“I am going home.” With this statement my family was confused. Where is she going? Isn`t she home already? During my vacation in my home country Austria in 2009, during the time I lived in Japan, I said that I am going home, meaning to go back to Japan,...
Dear ladies, I’m writing this post to share with you my shifts in perspective. In my “previous life”, before moving to Basel from the canton of Ticino, several months ago, I used to be engaged in various activities, among which teaching Italian to foreign people. I was and still...
Whether you have recently moved to a new city/country, started a new job in a new company or have experienced a significant life change – you must adapt and keep going. “Keep calm and carry on” as the famous quote says. We each adjust in our own way. For...
After a month-long break, PWG returned strong: our first meeting back from summer vacation “Tips and tricks to make an outstanding application for the Swiss job market” was hosted by guest speaker Silvia de Belis, CTC Recruiting expert, and accompanied by fellow CTC Recruiters Estefania Cordova and Madhu Singh, sparking an unexpected...
Being an Expat in Switzerland is something that many of our members experience. What are the strategies to cope with it? If you’re reading PWG blog, you definitely know one of them already: reach out to like-minded people. Just like we do it at PWG Basel. And as we...
And some more reflections after Basel Tour with Jakob shared by Judit Csapo – Karovits. As long as I have been a member of PWG, I have been fascinated by the diversity of interests, nationalities, paths, energies and life journeys of our members. PWG is about sharing our...
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