Mentor for Job Applications

The IT Career Boost Program is for candidates with a refugee/migrant background who despite their IT work experience haven’t managed to find an IT position in Switzerland.

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The aim of the 6-8 week part-time program is to support candidates with social & business skills needed for them to find an IT job on their own.

Next dates: Spring 2023

Why

Our participants benefit from another pair of eyes before they send out their job applications. Your feedback will increase their chances of successfully getting an interview and landing a job.

How

Be introduced to a candidate based on demand
Meet online for 30-60 min or exchange via email
Give feedback to their CV / cover letter / LinkedIn, or help them prepare for an interview

What we offer

Learn and grow personally through the exchange with your mentee – someone with a wealth of experience from another culture.

What we are looking for

You have work experience in Switzerland (IT field is a plus, not a must)
You are keen to give 1:1 feedback to one of our participants
You are available to volunteer for 1-2h/week during 6-8 weeks

“I could volunteer in many things but I was looking for something where I can use my IT skills. I was looking for exactly this, and it turns out it actually exists!”

Tristan Labelle, IT Trainer

«The icing on the cake is when the participant is offered a permanent position at the end of the internship, and has an opportunity to gain financial independence whilst also contributing positively to the Swiss job market and the company.»

Paul James, Job Coach

«Acting as Powercoder Job Coach is a super opportunity to share and support coachees in the Swiss Labour Market. Besides that it is also a very deep experience to meet motivated and talented people from different cultures.»

Markus Suter, Job Coach

Interested in mentoring our candidates?

IT has always been my thing.

Nour, Apprentice in Mediamatics at SBB, Alumna Powercoders

Aged 22, Nour had to try many different paths until she found the one she wanted to stay on. That path began with her application to the Powercoders Bootcamp in autumn 2019.

I got a second chance at life.

Jamila Amini, DevOps Engineer at Swisscom, Alumna Powercoders

She was forced to flee Afghanistan with her husband and daughter and our very first participant to secure a permanent employment.

Every day when I left my house, I was never sure if I will get back in the evening.

Izzatollah Amani, Junior Software Engineer at Netcentric, Alumnus Powercoders

He was forced to flee his home country Afghanistan as a 26 year-old and was able to take refuge in Switzerland.

So that I can take on many more new challenges at Migros Aare

Gajendran Packiyanathan, Software Engineer at Migros Aare

He was a participant in our very first Powercoders Bootcamp in 2017, and one of the first ones to get a permanent job offer.

When I have an opportunity to learn something new, I get curious and want to learn more, and I ask questions.

Deniz Tokat, Mainframe Junior System Engineer at SIX

When he came to Switzerland three years ago, he first tried to find a job in Mathematics or as a teacher, but it was very difficult because of language problems.