Tag: Switzerland

Ghenwa Kandil has been part of SIVO since October 2020. With a background in reporting, she is the perfect addition to our team to help us improve the way we collect, analyse and present our impact in the Canton of Lucerne. Ghenwa finds inspiration working as a volunteer together with people from different countries and producing a positive impact in the

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In 2018, another local organisation trusted SIVO’s expertise in Strategic Volunteering – Luzern Tourismus AG, the competence centre for the positioning, market development, public relations and guest care of numerous partners delivering first-class services for the Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region. Patrick Bisch who manages marketing activities for 18 countries as Head of Markets in Luzern Tourismus, shares how our

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In 2018, another local organisation trusted SIVO’s expertise in Strategic Volunteering – Luzern Tourismus AG, the competence centre for the positioning, market development, public relations and guest care of numerous partners delivering first-class services for the Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region. Patrick Bisch who manages marketing activities for 18 countries as Head of Markets in Luzern Tourismus, shares how our

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By SIVO TEAMMay 14, 2018 EF Cares Lucerne: Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Volunteering – an example of a well-established programme. We met with Stina Lundell, Office Manager at EF Education First in Lucerne, Switzerland. She is one of the people responsible for EF Cares Lucerne and she shared her experience with us. Stina, how did EF Cares start in Switzerland? What

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By SIVO TEAM September 26, 2017 SIVO News SIVO Published the First Guide for Volunteering in Lucerne Swiss International Volunteer Organisation (SIVO) published the SIVO Guide to Volunteering in Luzern – the first manual providing key standard and legal requirements for volunteering, overview of local organisations, tips for finding the right volunteer job, as well as answers to the most frequentlyRead more

By Business Insider February 21, 2017 (http://uk.businessinsider.com) Companies from Goldman Sachs to General Motors are hiring interns mid-career In 2008, Goldman Sachs launched a mid-career internship program: the "returnship." Since then, other major financial companies like MetLife, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley, along with technology and engineering companies such as IBM and General Motors, have embraced the concept of theRead more

By swissinfo.ch April 24, 2016 Part-time* work hurts women more than it benefits them – especially in Switzerland, which has one of the highest rates of part-time work in the world, say researchers.  Working part-time is not only a career killer but also results in mothers being overburdened: since their partners work full-time, household chores and looking after the childrenRead more

By swissinfo.ch August 12, 2015 Higher education is no guarantee of a permanent job. But steps are being taken to help executives get back on the job ladder. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) In Switzerland, the number of highly skilled unemployed has almost doubled in the last ten years to 30,000 people. The number of people who are out of work and highly skilledRead more