Jobzippers Blog

Job Tests – Psychological Tests

ak — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:03:50 +0000

In addition to technical skills, which are of course very important, hiring managers always pay careful attention to the personality of the candidate, especially when hiring for the managerial positions. To this end, HR professionals use the special recruitment tests to evaluate essential personal qualities in their candidates. Below you can find information, and thus [...]

National Home Office Day – May 10th

Peter Vogel — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:23:33 +0000

Each day millions of people commute to work by train or car. This not only causes significant logistic problems but also results in people being stressed out when arriving at their workplace. On their way home they experience exactly the same again. A communications’ representative of the Swiss railway company SBB says that it would [...]

HR Matching AG selected as a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe

Peter Vogel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:49:28 +0000

Amsterdam, Netherlands – Red Herring announced its Top 100 award in recognition of the leading private companies from Europe, celebrating these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries. Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first [...]

Job Tests – Intelligence Tests

ak — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:48:59 +0000

Many companies go an extra mile to ensure the best quality of staff they are hiring. For these reasons, it happens more and more often that companies use tests to check candidates’ suitability for the particular position. The settings of the tests, as well as the areas of knowledge under scrutiny, vary greatly from company [...]

HR Matching AG as a Red Herring Europe Top 100 Finalist!

Peter Vogel — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:49:31 +0000

After some hectic days, we totally forgot to share some exciting news with you. The HR Matching AG has been selected as a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe award finalist! The Red Herring Top 100 is one of Europe’s most prestigious awards, honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European [...]

Assessment Centers – Group Tasks

ak — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:07:48 +0000

In the last Career Guide article, we have reviewed individual tasks that might be presented to you at the Assessment Center (AC). Today we will focus on the group tasks designed to test your competences as a team member. This means that you will work together with several other candidates to solve various issues. Read [...]

The Falling Walls Lab – Share Your Breakthrough!

Johannes Hübner — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:22:42 +0000

Bright minds, 3 minutes, one day. The Falling Walls Lab is a new challenging, inspiring and interdisciplinary format for young bright minds. It offers the opportunity to excellent young academics and professionals to present their breakthroughs in 3 minutes. A prestigious jury awards the best participants. Apply now for the qualifying Labs in  [...]

Young Talents Blog – Dr. Stéphanie Vuillermot

Johannes Hübner — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:46:04 +0000

At Jobzippers, we believe in the value of personal choice in defining one’s career path. Dedicating your professional ability to the field where you can contribute the most is admirable and courageous. It takes both an effort and a commitment to go off the beaten track and pursue a career in a social, entrepreneurial or [...]

Jobzippers Entrepreneurial Speakers Series videos are released

Johannes Hübner — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:33:41 +0000

The official Jobzippers Entrepreneurial Speakers Series videos are now released. Sponsored by CTI, Centralway, Mannequin Labs, Novartis Venture Fund and startups.ch, and held on November 30 at 8 universities, with 635 registered participants, this event was a tremendous success. 17 brilliant young entrepreneurs talked about their ventures and their intricate paths to success. [...]

Partnership with CTI Invest

Peter Vogel — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:23:45 +0000

We’re proud to annouce a strategic partnership with CTI Invest with respect to the promotion of open positions within Swiss startups. Applications can directly screen for open positions on the website of CTi Invest and startups can freely post open positions through the CTI Invest page. These jobs will then be directly forwarded to our [...]