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While total vacancies in Q1 2025 remain 9% below the levels seen a year ago, there are clear signs of stabilization - particularly for young professionals and candidates in STEM and healthcare.
This is not a full recovery. But it’s not a downturn either. For job seekers who understand where demand is rising and how hiring priorities are shifting, Q1 2025 presents a window of opportunity.
After a soft finish to 2024, job postings in Switzerland rose by 2% in Q1 2025 compared to the previous quarter. That growth, though modest, is significant in context: it reflects growing employer confidence, particularly in sectors where skills shortages are long-standing.
The KOF Employment Indicator - a forward-looking measure of Swiss employer hiring intentions—now shows more companies planning to add staff than reduce headcount. That matters. While caution persists due to global uncertainties, Swiss hiring appetite is slowly returning.
One of the clearest trends emerging in 2025 is the growing demand for young, educated professionals. In just six years, the share of job postings targeting early-career candidates has jumped from 21% to nearly 29%.
This is not a fluke. It’s a response to demographic shifts, labour shortages, and evolving workplace needs.
In technical fields such as healthcare, IT, engineering, and life sciences, the demand is particularly acute. Since 2015/2016, entry-level academic roles in these areas have grown by 7.9 percentage points.
Hiring patterns in Switzerland remain uneven across regions and sectors, with German-speaking cantons showing stronger signs of recovery.
For job seekers, this means being strategic not only about what you apply for - but also where.
If you’re an early-career candidate - especially in a technical or healthcare field - now is the time to act.
Employers are more open to junior talent than at any point in the last decade. They’re under pressure to replace retiring staff and close skill gaps. But the opportunity window won’t stay open forever.
For Swiss companies, the message is clear: stop waiting for the perfect mid-career hire. Instead, invest in training programs, mentorship pipelines, and internal mobility strategies.
Hiring junior talent today isn’t a compromise - it’s a competitive advantage. Those who build from within will weather the coming demographic and structural changes with greater stability.
This recovery is also a call to action for Swiss policymakers and education leaders.
Curricula must evolve to meet labour market needs. Transition pathways from education to employment must be strengthened. And collaboration between industry and institutions must become the norm, not the exception.
The Swiss job market is not roaring-but it’s no longer falling. In Q1 2025, we’re seeing a turn toward long-term, structural recovery, driven by early-career professionals entering high-skill roles.
For job seekers with the right mindset, the opportunities are real. For employers who invest in people, the payoffs will follow.
At SwissResume.com, we believe clarity, preparation, and agility are the foundations of a successful career in Switzerland. This moment - subtle, but significant - is one worth acting on.
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