Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my success story and give people some hope and show that it is possible. After 508 job applications in 1.5 years, I managed to get a full time job in the pharma/biotech industry as a NON-EU (Canadian) citizen. I have a MSc from UZH. I also have no connections and am entry-level (not specialized). My approach was to buy a GA, and mass apply while on the train, and explore new regions of the country every day. All the jobs I applied to were in English (and a few French) and all jobs were found on linkedin. In this market, I honestly say quantity > quality. I used AI to help write cover letters for every application, but of course they were mostly written by me just refined by AI to make it job specific. No way I could of written 500+ on my own… Stats: 321 rejections 14 interviews 10 were 1 round 1 was 2 rounds 1 was 6 rounds (torture) 2 ghosted me As a non-eu do not bother applying to temporary jobs (like a 1 year maternity cover) or internships. They straight up told me they dont want to deal with paperwork for a short term thing. Permanent and full time only!!! Hope this might help someone🙏 submitted by /u/extroverted_girlie
Originally posted by u/extroverted_girlie on r/Switzerland