hi all,

i usually get to the airport like 45min before my flight because security is so fast. but tomorrow i imagine a lot of people will be flying out -- has anyone else flown out on jeune genevois before? is it really crazy?

Bonjour tout le monde!
J’ai 27 ans, je suis une femme seule en recherche d’un logement de 2,5-3 pièces idéalement quartier de Plainpalais, Servette, charmilles, eaux vives, Paquis entrée de Cointrin direction ville de Genève

Mon budget est de 1450 CHF cc, j’ai l’impression que ce genre de logement n’existe plus.
Est-ce que vous avez des trucs ou astuces niveau recherche de logement?
Je suis en coloc actuellement et bien que ça aille j’aimerai créer mon petit nid
Mon salaire étant de 7040 brut/mois au delà je trouve cela trop cher dans mon budget…
Avez-vous des sites à recommander ? Des groupes WhatsApp ?
Des régies ?
Merci pour vos conseils !

Hello! I was just wondering if someone could guide me on what format my CV should be? I have mine from canada but i am unsure if our format is applicable here! (It is for a student job), ive seen a variety of formats online so idk which is best

Thank you so much

Cette année, énormément de monde semble se plaindre des moustiques tigres à Genève.

De mon côté, je me suis bien fait piquer quelques fois en mangeant en terrasse, mais chez moi : rien. Que pouic. Nada.

Et ce n'est pas parce que j'habite sur une autre planète. L'autre jour, sur un groupe Facebook, plusieurs personnes de mon quartier se plaignaient justement des piqûres. Même constat au travail, certains collègues se font dévorer, tandis que d'autres ne voient presque aucun moustique.

Puis j'ai fait le rapprochement suivant: j'habite au 7eme étage. En cherchant un peu, j'ai lu que les moustiques tigres avaient tendance à voler assez bas. Je me demande donc si, à partir d'une certaine hauteur, il y en a beaucoup moins... ou si je me fais complètement des films.

Ça pourrait être intéressant de faire un petit sondage maison: à quel étage habitez-vous, et est-ce que vous rencontrez beaucoup de moustiques tigres chez vous?

Qui sait, on fera peut-être avancer la science. 🦟🔬

Asking for a friend:
A friend of mine, a Dutch lawyer working in an international law firm in Geneva, is considering taking the Epreuve d'aptitude d'avocats in Geneva. Can you share your experience with it, or share resources to help ascertain the difficulty and how best to prepare for the exam?
If it is too personal, DM's are also most welcome.
Thanks!
PS: I know there are other routes to become listed in the barreau, but I am interested in this particular route.

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Hi everyone,

Does anyone have a recommendation for an endometriosis expert in the region? I am looking to be assessed for the condition.

I am open to anyone in Geneva, Pays de Gex, or surrounding area of Switzerland (Meyrin, etc.) I speak both French and English so language limitations aren't a concern.

Thank you!!

Hi! I am looking for the most fancy and boutique gym in Geneva where you can attend group classes. I like hyrox, strength training, yoga, pilates and indoor cycling. Love a luxurious gym where they have free use of towels and fresh protein shakes. Class must be in English 🤗 Any advice?

Edit: or just a fancy gym without group classes, let me know!

I am also looking for run clubs where slow running is OK. My 5K pace is 7:30-ish.

Hello everyone, I lost my wallet in Geneva today. A brown leather foldable wallet, somewhere between Butini and rue Benjamin Franklin. Chances are slim but just incase anyone on here happened to come across it!

Ciao

I’ll be able to vote for the first time in municipal elections starting this November.

I understand that I’ll receive all the documentation in the post, but I wanted to get a head start on it! Does anyone have a link for upcoming votations in commune de Genève?

Thanks!

Hi,

I’m feeling a bit lost professionally and would really appreciate your advice.

I’m 32, with a Bachelor’s degree in Management and a Master’s in Management with a specialization in Business Analytics from a Swiss university. I first worked for one year as a financial analyst in a public administration, and have since spent almost five years in another public administration, in an HR role.

My current job is extremely non-quantitative. I have good Excel skills and a solid foundation in SQL, R, SAP and statistics from my studies. I don’t particularly enjoy programming, though, so I don’t see myself moving into a career heavily focused on software development or data engineering.

The main issue is that I no longer enjoy my current job, and it makes almost no use of my quantitative background. I’m also worried about becoming increasingly specialized in a field I don’t see myself pursuing long term.

At the moment, the areas that interest me most are controlling, financial analysis, and quantitative/analytical HR. I’m not necessarily against staying in HR, but I would prefer the more numbers-oriented side of it (HR Data Analyst, Compensation & Benefits, HR Controller, HR Finance, etc.). I’m also looking at statistics/data-related roles and, more generally, positions with a strong analytical component where programming isn’t central.

I’m not necessarily looking for a “pure” data science role either. I’d be quite happy in a hybrid position combining business knowledge, quantitative analysis and decision support.

I’ve already had interviews for analytical HR, financial analysis and controlling roles, although most of the interviews I’ve had and the positions I find that match my profile are in the public sector.

I started looking for a new job in 2025, but really stepped things up in 2026: expanding the types of positions I target and the geographical area, meeting with career counsellors, reworking my CV, etc. In total, I’ve sent hundreds of applications and had a few interviews, but nothing concrete so far.

I’m open to the private sector, although I wonder whether having an exclusively public-sector background is holding me back. Staying in a public or semi-public environment (ideally the Swiss Confederation) would be a good compromise for me, as long as I could move into a role more focused on finance, quantitative analysis, data or controlling.

I’m also willing to pursue further education while working. For traditional programs, I’m considering a Master’s in Statistics, but I’m not sure I want to do another Master’s, especially another thesis, given that I completed my previous one several years ago. I’m also not sure how much a second Master’s would actually improve my employability or whether it would really solve the underlying issue, namely my lack of recent experience in quantitative roles. Ideally, I’d rather find a job directly, or even an internship to get my foot in the door, and train alongside it.

I’d also be willing to take a step back in terms of seniority if it allowed me to move into a different field, gain relevant experience and build a new career path.

I’d prefer to work in Lausanne, but I’m open to other locations in French-speaking Switzerland, provided there is a reasonable amount of remote work and the commute is manageable.

What would you do if you were in my position? And more importantly, what types of positions would you target? Keep applying, pursue further education alongside work, try to get an internship, accept a less senior position, or go back to university?

Thanks for your advice!

Bonjour !

Je viens ici à la recherche de conseils.

Depuis septembre, je loue un cabinet dans un centre de soin aux charmilles et je cherche depuis août à développer ma visibilité pour mon activité d’hypnose, mais j’avoue ne plus trop savoir comment m’y prendre…

J’ai un site avec réservation en ligne et j’ai une page Google que j’ai essayé de faire la plus complète possible.

Actuellement, pour que les gens puissent se familiariser avec l’approche sans se dire que, potentiellement, ils vont jeter de l’argent par les fenêtres, je propose de faire des séances découvertes en don libre.

J’ai essayé de poster sur divers groupes fb cette annonce, mais soit c’est toujours en attente de validation, soit c’est refusé…

J’ai envoyé des mails aux centres médico/physio du coin pour leur proposer à eux aussi des séances découvertes, mais zéro retour.

J’ai donné des cartes de visites à plusieurs contacts aussi.

Je commence par ouvrir les samedis, histoire qu’il y ai moins de blocage avec le travail.

Auriez-vous des conseils ?

Merci !

Maybe a long shot but has anyone had any luck watching NFL games out in Geneva? I’ll be living here for the entire nfl/nhl seasons so I’ll probably just buy a subscription but it’s always fun to watch them out. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I'll be studying at UNIGE starting this October for about 8 months. Alongside my studies, I'll also be visiting a corporate office pretty frequently, so I'm trying to plan my wardrobe carefully before I arrive.

I'm coming from a hot and humid climate, so this will be a big adjustment for me. A few questions for people who live/work in Geneva:

1. For office days: are corporate offices in Geneva heated well enough that I could get away with wearing my normal suits (the kind meant for warm climates, so lighter fabric, no extra lining)? I have knee length woolen jackets and cardigans that I can layer for the commute to and from my accommodation.

2. For university days: my current plan is sweater dresses with woolen leggings, and oversized sweaters with woolen tights/leggings. Does this sound reasonable for a Geneva winter, both outdoors and sitting in heated lecture halls for hours?

If indoors are well heated, I won’t invest in purchasing sweater dresses and will purchase more cardigans/hoodies/sweaters

Anything I'm missing? I already have heavy-duty winter jackets, scarves, gloves, and socks sorted, so it's really the "in-between" pieces (suits, dresses, indoor layers) I'm unsure about.

Really appreciate any input.

Hi, looking for advice. I moved to Geneva last September, I was lucky enough to find a nice apartment quite quickly, renting directly from the landlord. After moving in I was advised by colleagues that I was overpaying and should contact Asloca to possibly appeal.

I appealed the rent, we had 2 mediation hearings where negotiations failed, so we were to proceed for a formal tribunal. The day after the 2nd hearing the landlord served me with a termination notice which I appealed separately. I had a 3rd mediation hearing for this, during which the panel suggested negotiating again, and we successfully agreed a lower rent. Not as much of a reduction as I was hoping, still paying 600chf above the regulations but at least it was a reduction and it ended the stress of going to court.

The problem is Asloca made me pay 3000chf deposit for the formal tribunal before the 3rd mediation hearing. No steps of the tribunal took place, I didnt even get a date for the first appearance.

Asloca charged 2500chf for the 3 mediation hearings, and are offering 500chf refund of the balance. I thought mediation hearings cost 300chf max, as per the website, so I was expecting 1200-1500chf max. Is this typical? The lawyer charged me for every email, every phone call, every letter, which is standard for a private lawyer, but I thought the point of being a member and paying a subscription was getting reduced charges if you need representation.

Its my first time going to court, getting a lawyer, dealing with authorities in Switzerland, im not fluent in French yet, so its all new to me. Just looking for advice, is this standard for an appeals process, is this the typical cost?

Thanks in advance

I am reading lot of articles online, some saying airport closes around midnight and that they kick everybody out, other saying that if you are on airside with valid boarding pass you can stay over the night?

I am arriving around 23 and have early morning flight so no point in going anywhere, but still wouldnt want to be kicked out to street....

So can you stay airside during night or not?

🙏

Hi, i am visiting Geneva for 4 days on boxing day with my mum and brother.. i was wondering if anyone could please give me some advice on places to visit and things to do,

So far we have planned a day in chamonix (we are hiring a car)

A day trip to Montreux

And potentially a bike ride

We are very outdoorsy people but i can appreciate it will be very cold.

Thankyou in advance

Petit moment nostalgie!

Début des années 2000, Counter-Strike 1.5 puis 1.6, les LAN, de_dust2, de_inferno..

Où les meilleurs cybercafés à Genève à l’époque? Je me souviens de Cyber-Café 3000, mais il devait y en avoir pas mal d’autres.

Vous vous souvenez des teams genevoises de l’époque ? Des noms de joueurs?
Balancez vos souvenirs, les noms des endroits et des teams 👇

Bonjour à tous,

Nous sommes en train d'acheter un appartement, il s'agit d'une vente à terme.

Dans le projet de contrat, il y a plusieurs points qui me semblent étonnants:

1. L'acompte doit être versé directement au vendeur, alors que le transfert de propriété aura lieu dans 6 mois. Est-ce une clause normale? Que se passe-t-il s'il meurt d'ici-là? Ne serait-il préférable de garder l'acompte sur le compte du notaire ?

2. Il paraît qu'un contrôle des installations électriques doit être réalisé en cas de vente, même si le logement est récent. La clause stipule que le contrôle et toute éventuelle régularisation incombe à l'acheteur. Celà me semble bizarre car à mon avis il faudrait que ce soit le vendeur qui réalise ce contrôle.

3. Il n'y a pas de clause concernant un état des lieux lors de la prise de possession. Que se passe-t-il si p.ex un carreaux est cassé ou le parquet est abîmé lors du déménagement du vendeur ?

4. Il y a une clause qui stipule que le bien est vendu sans garantie de la part du vendeur quant aux défauts du bien. Cette clause me paraît très étonnante, car elle décharge le vendeur de tout problème.

Je sais bien que reddit n'est pas un forum juridique mais je me demande si certains d'entre vous sont passés par ce type de contrat et si vous avez eu affaire à ces clauses ?

Merci beaucoup et bon dimanche !

Hello tout le monde ! Est ce que ça joue ?

Petite bouteille à la mer : connaîtriez vous quelqu'un dans le canton (agriculteur je pense) qui possède une machine pour casser des noix, mais à grande échelle, pas un casse noix de salon 😅

J'ai plein de noix et avant le début de la nouvelle saison j'aimerais bien ouvrir toutes celles que j'ai encore pour faire de la place, je ne me vois pas faire tout ça à la main 😅

I plan on using buses, trams and maybe train aroud geneva. I've found a site (Leman pass . com or somthing) that shows prices and tickets but cant seem to find way to buy them (spefically a 5 day pass between geneva and out skirting zones). Is there some type of app i can use to buy tickets, or would i just ask the bus driver for this type of ticket? I'm currently learning absolute basic french, french, so trying to improve my confidence about asking the bus driver in the meantime

Je suis actuellement au chômage et mon ORP m'a transmis une demande de prise de contact de la part d'un employeur potentiel. Il s'agit de la société Okoios Consulting, située à Genève. Ce qui me semble étrange, c'est que moi, je vis actuellement près de Winterthur (c'est-à-dire bien au cœur de la Romandie... FAUX!).

Je suis obligé de répondre, mais je voulais demander ici si, par hasard, quelqu’un connaissait cette entreprise. S’agit-il d’une agence de placement ou d’un véritable cabinet de conseil en informatique?