Episode 27:Job Search & career transitions for expats in Switzerland: Staying Grounded When Rejection Keeps Coming

Losing a job is classified as a grief event. Research places it in the same range as divorce, loss of a close relationship, or a major health disruption. And yet, most job search resources focus entirely on CV optimisation, interview technique, and LinkedIn visibility.This episode is about what sits underneath all of that. The nervous system response to uncertainty. The shame that keeps professionals isolated at the exact moment connection would help most. The vicious cycle of rejection, self-doubt, and diminishing confidence that makes even the strongest candidates perform below their own standard.Sara, Anisa, and Pragati speak from personal experience as professionals who have navigated career transitions in Switzerland. This is not an instructional guide about how to write a cover letter. It is a conversation about the internal work that makes any external strategy actually land.What we cover:🔹 Why job loss triggers a grief response in the body, not just the mind, and what that means for how you approach the search 🔹 The survival mode trap: how fear-based job searching produces the worst decisions at the worst moment 🔹 Switzerland's performance culture and the particular weight the word "unemployed" carries here 🔹 Why shame and guilt are the two emotions most likely to stall your search, and how isolation makes both worse 🔹 Practical strategies: scheduling, journaling, and building a community of people who actually get it 🔹 The difference between networking and connecting, and why the latter produces better results in the Swiss market 🔹 When job loss is a signal worth listening to, and how to read it without bypassing the practical reality 🔹 Why the skills that create friction in employment tend to follow people into self-employment. The pattern repeats. 🔹 How Anisa and Pragati are building structured support for professionals navigating this in Switzerland right nowUpcoming events hosted by Anisa Zafar and Pragati Siddhanti: 📌 Free webinar: Find Your Next Job Move- With ClarityA free 45-minute webinar for women in Switzerland ready to restart, pivot, or grow their careers with a clear, structured plan.Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what your next career move should be?You’re not alone—and you don’t need to figure it out on your own.🗓️ LIVE | FREE | LIMITED SPOTS | 07 MAY 2026https://programs.treeoflifeguru.com/search-job-switzerland-webinar/📌 BASEL 🇨🇭In-person event : Women's Career and Networking Brunch, Sat, 30. May 202610:00 - 16:00Basel (Location Sent upon Registration)https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/courses-seminars/coaching/womens-career-networking-brunch-elevate-your-job-search-7447616745462885672.html----📌 Free resource — 7 Barriers to Leadership Promotion: https://www.narosibcoaching.com/leadership-promotion-freebie 📌 Free resource: Finding time for growth (for overworked and overwhelmed managers): https://www.narosibcoaching.com/time-management-free-guide 📌 Book a Success Roadmap Call with Sara (for leaders and managers): https://www.narosibcoaching.com/contact Watch this on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uySWVI9_cGM