The 15 best Swiss job sites to post jobs to in 2024
Looking to hire employees in Switzerland, but not sure where to find them? Here at JOIN, we know a lot about job boards. So, we’ve put together this list of some of the best Swiss job sites and job boards to help you find talent in Switzerland and grow your business. Here’s what’s included:
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15 best Swiss job boards in 2024
Since 2018, JOIN’s free-to-use multiposting software has helped thousands of companies post their job ads to job sites in Switzerland. Based on our experience in the Swiss market, we’ve created this carefully curated list of some of the best free and premium job sites in Switzerland.
From niche job sites that will help you find specific Swiss employees, to generalist Swiss job boards for maximum exposure for your job ad. All these job boards are operable in Switzerland, meaning posting to these sites will get your job ad in front of the right audience.
And if you sign up with us (for free), you can multipost your job ads to all these job boards and many more with the click of a button.
No need for dozens of separate accounts and login details for each job board. Everything centralised in one tool, with just one login. Try now—it’s free!
Here are the Swiss job boards we’ll cover in this article:
- 1. Jobs.ch
- 2. Jobchannel
- 3. XING
- 4. Indeed
- 5. LinkedIn
- 6. Monster
- 7. Ostjobs
- 8. Ictjobs.ch
- 9. SwissDevJobs
- 10. JobCheck
- 11. Healthjobs
- 12. Experteer
- 13. JobUp.ch
- 14. Zentraljob
- 15. Praxisstellen
1. Jobs.ch
Jobs.ch is one of the biggest job boards in Switzerland. It is part of the JobCloud group, and has over 10k companies using the site. Every industry is covered on this Swiss job board, from sales to sport, so whatever your company provides you’re sure to find employees to help grow it!
Jobs.ch further allows employer reviews to be left. This means that if your employer branding is up to scratch, you’ll be able to benefit even further from posting to Jobs.ch.
2. Jobchannel
Jobchannel is another big player on the Swiss job board market, with 4 million page views per month in their network. According to their website, 1 in 4 of all job seekers in Switzerland use the job platform for their job search.
They further ensure that more than 90% of their traffic comes from either Switzerland itself or its nearby border regions. This means that you’re guaranteed quality, Swiss traffic coming to your job ads!
3. XING
XING is one of the largest, most trusted professional social networking platforms in Switzerland and the larger DACH region.
Anno 2024, the platforms boast over 19 million members from over 200 countries. It is a generalist job board where you can reach practically all audience types you’re after. As it’s not just a job site but also a social networking platform, you can use XING for both active and passive candidate sourcing.
Note that XING itself isn’t free for job posting. But with a JOIN subscription, you can still post your job ad on XING for free while simultaneously multiposting the same job ad across different free job portals as well!
4. Indeed
Indeed is a true behemoth in the world of job boards — and you’ve probably heard of this one before. It’s available in more than 28 languages in 60 countries, including Switzerland.
So even though it’s not a specifically Swiss job site, it’s well worth including this job board in your posting strategy.
Still need convincing? Indeed can also be used as a free job board — So give it a try!
5. LinkedIn
LinkedIn is another global player you simply can’t get around. With over 1 billion (!) members around the world, this professional social networking platform is the biggest in the world.
As a generalist job board, you can reach Swiss job seekers in most industries by posting your job ad on LinkedIn (also read: How to post on LinkedIn). It’s also a great place to boost your employer brand and showcase what your company is all about, so you can also reach passive talent.
6. Monster
Before moving to more Swiss-specific job sites, we couldn’t skip including this global leader when it comes to connecting companies with job seekers. Monster was launched in 1994 and gives you the option to reach millions of potential candidates.
Today, the company leverages advanced technology using intelligent digital, social, and mobile solutions, including the flagship website Monster.com®, Monster’s innovative app, and a vast array of products and services.
7. Ostjob
As promised, let’s move back to more specific job portals in Switzerland, starting with Ostjob.
On Ostjob, job seekers can find the latest job offers from the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell, Zurich, and Graubünden. Ostjob offers an intuitive, intelligent search, high ad quality and an extensive advice section.
Job seekers can also receive regular information about suitable job offers via Jobmail. There is a broad product portfolio for employers — from individual advertisements to subscriptions to high-reach additional placements in regional Eastern Swiss newspapers and news portals.
8. Ictjobs.ch
Ictjobs.ch is one of the best places for employers to find Swiss IT professionals for their job openings. As the name suggests, this niche job site is specifically focussed on the IT industry.
Compared to some of the large, global job boards mentioned earlier in this article, Ictjobs.ch’s reach of 55,000 might not sound like a lot, but you can expect reaching highly relevant, Swiss IT talent when posting to this job site.
9. SwissDevJobs
SwissDevJobs is another perfect Switzerland job site for those looking to hire tech talent in the country. Specialising, unsurprising, in the field of engineering and development, you can post your engineering role of any level to SwissDevJobs, and instantly access a pool of concentrated talent.
SwissDevJobs is active in every region of Switzerland, from Geneva to Zurich. So wherever your base is, you’ll be able to find the talent to fill it! SwissDevJobs is also available in English, German, and French, to provide you with even more diversity.
10. JobCheck
JobCheck is another popular player in the Swiss job portal market. This job board is mainly active in Germany, Austria, the UK, and Switzerland.
At time of writing this article, JobCheck hosts more than 100,000 jobs on their website. It’s a very versatile job site, offering a job exchange for career starters, experienced professionals, and executives.
You can post full-time jobs, part-time jobs, temporary jobs, student jobs, mini-jobs & internships in all industries.
11. Healthjobs
Healthjobs, as the name suggests, is a niche Swiss job platform that specialises in the Swiss health sector.
They are one of the leading Swiss medical job portals out there today. You can post your job ads for a fair price, ensuring you reach qualified medical talent that fits your job opening.
12. Experteer
Experteer is another global job site with a strong presence in the Swiss talent market.
They were originally founded in Munich in 2005. Since then, they’ve expanded into many other countries within the EU (including Switzerland), as well as into the US.
Their main focus is on the high-end job market. Meaning, Experteer is the place if you need to fill top-class senior and executive positions with high salaries.
13. JobUp.ch
JobUp is one of the best job sites available in Switzerland. Owned by JobCloud, whose collective sites bring in over 250k visitors every day and 72k job applications sent every week. In short, posting your Swiss job to JobUp will certainly secure you a wide audience.
JobUp.ch is active in many cities in Switzerland, such as Bern, Geneva, Fribourg, and Zurich. Meaning whichever Swiss area you’re interested in, JobUp.ch will have you covered! They also cover a huge range of professional industries, from administration to crafts, so whatever your niche, you’re free to post to this Swiss job site.
14. Zentraljob
Zentraljob is one of the leading job boards in Central Switzerland. You should consider posting your job ad to Zentraljob if you need to find talent or fill a position specifically in this region of the country.
The job board is owned by the Luzerner Zeitung and was founded on January 1, 2011. It’s focus is on the economically strong Central Switzerland region, where you can find many talented Swiss professionals.
15. Praxisstellen
If you’re looking for another niche job board, this time focused on medical personnel, Praxisstellen is the perfect Swiss job site for you.
Focused on medically trained and experienced medical staff, from all areas of the industry, Praxisstellen offers those looking to hire medical staff in Switzerland the perfect place to post. This Swiss job board has great reviews from big names in the medical field, so can be easily trusted with hiring these important positions.
How to post your job to Swiss job sites
To post to these Swiss job sites, you could set up a profile on each site and write a great job ad manually. However, why not save time and effort with a handy recruitment automation tool like JOIN!
Using JOIN, you can write just one Swiss job ad for your open role, and then post it across all the mentioned Swiss job boards with just one click. Then any incoming applications will be collected and displayed within JOIN’s ATS, too!
Multiposting your job ad will not only increase your exposure, but it will help to reach a more diverse selection of Swiss candidates, meaning a wider array of talents too.
Job posting in Switzerland can get even more efficient with our AI Job ad builder.
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