The Basel Method
A more intelligent way to run your job search
About
The Basel Method is built around a simple observation. Most job searches stall not because people lack relevant skills and experience, but because they misunderstand how senior hiring decisions are actually made.
Logic vs Emotion
Most professionals run their job search on logic.
Update the CV. Apply.Wait.
Senior hiring decisions are rarely logical. They are perceptual.
Decision makers ask themselves:
✔ Can this person succeed here?
✔ Will they fit culturally and politically?
✔ Does this feel like a safe bet?
The Basel Method is designed around these questions.
Why Traditional Approaches Fall Short
Many senior roles are shaped informally before they are ever advertised.
By the time a role appears publicly, the real decisions are often already in motion.
This is especially true in smaller markets and specialised industries, where trust and familiarity matter more than volume.
Why this works in Switzerland
Senior hiring is small market, relationship-driven and reputation-heavy. The labour market data is clear. Over 70% of important moves never appear on job boards.
Decisions often depend on trust, timing and how easy it is to understand where you fit. The Basel Method is built for this environment. It favours precision over volume and focuses on the conversations that matter in Basel, Zurich, Geneva and the wider life sciences, tech and finance hubs.
Your Practical Advantage
When you use the Basel Method, you get something different.
✔ Insight from inside real decision rooms
✔ A narrative that reduces perceived risk and makes you easy to understand
✔ A clear sense of what the market needs and how you fit
✔ A networking plan that creates opportunities rather than waits for them
✔ A partner who understands how senior hiring happens in Switzerland and beyond
It is still your career and your decisions. You just make them with more information than everyone else.