IT, a “bridge” to the labor market for refugees in Switzerland

Posted on May 09, 2025 at 10:28. / Modified on May 09, 2025 at 15:15.

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“It is often difficult to meet businesses. This event is a “bridge” that gives us this chance. ” Yunus, 39, of Turkish origin and arrived in Switzerland 2 years ago, converts, after a first career in psychology, to become web developer. Whoever forms diligently has even developed an application for human resources, which he shows to the recruiters who face him. Like the other participants, he has nine minutes to convince and win a second more in -depth job interview.

These meetings take place on the Unlimustal campus in Prilly (VD), in the premises of SICPA, world leader in secure inks for banknotes. The PowerCoders Career Day, an event in which these rapid job interviews take place on Wednesday, in mid-term for refugees and refugees who perform three and a half months of bootcamp (a sort of intensive training), the main PowerCoders program. Launched in 2016, this non -profit Swiss initiative aims to promote professional integration of refugee and migrants in the information technology sector. Among the ten companies present at the event were Swisscom, Vaudoise Assurances, Ralph Lauren, or Totalenergies.