5 reviews
Good working climate and training opportunities
What works well?
Flexible, supportive management, good working atmosphere, attractive fringe benefits
What could be improved?
The size of the institution sometimes makes decision-making processes too lengthy.
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Demanding
What works well?
Serious and structured recruitment process, with several stages (telephone interview followed by interview with managers). The whole process is quite demanding and can seem long, but it reflects the importance placed on the quality of profiles in the social sector. Overall positive experience, even if the process can be challenging.
What could be improved?
However, the process can seem long and sometimes repetitive. Greater fluidity between stages, as well as clearer communication about deadlines and application tracking, could improve the candidate experience.
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Poor type of work contract
What works well?
I couldn't say, I have only applied and not worked there.
What could be improved?
They haven't followed the application process but answered very generically months later.
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All that for this!
What works well?
It's true that if the goal is to give the impression that the application process with assessment is completely objective in the selection of candidates, it's ultimately no more so than in a 30-minute interview, rather than three hours of absurd group exercises (spaghetti and marshmallows!) and an interrogation worthy of the Gestapo at the end of the interview! Apparently, we might have a chance because we're also border residents, it's easier and it's less stressful...
What could be improved?
Just a formal 30-40 minute interview with HR (who, let's face it, are not serving the field, but rather pursuing their own interests, long before thinking about the beneficiaries themselves!). Then, half a day with the team and feedback from the team to the HR manager to continue the recruitment process. That's it.
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Good salary
What works well?
Negative candidate responses are briefly explained by HR.
What could be improved?
Interminable application deadline. The job interview lasts 4 hours, which is very unpleasant for me, and when I asked around in my network, I was obviously not the only one to find it a pain! The HR paradox: you're told that you shouldn't know the institution very well before you're employed there, and that it's normal not to know everything, but in an interview you have to master everything before you've even started. If you fail, you'll have to wait a year before you can apply again.
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Employer comment
14 October 2025
Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for the sincerity of your comment. We take every candidate's feedback very seriously, and yours is particularly detailed and deserves our full attention. So that we can better understand your experience and see how we might improve the points you raise, we invite you to contact us directly. If you're open to a discussion, we encourage you to write to us at recrutement@hospicegeneral.ch with your contact details. We'll be delighted to give you a call and listen to your feedback in more detail. Your voice is important to us, and this conversation would greatly help us in our continuous improvement process. In the meantime, thank you again for your contribution. With best regards,
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