Future Work Forum - The Partners - Peter Vogel

Entrepreneur and HR Consultant

Zurich, Switzerland

Peter Vogel, a native Austrian‐American growing up in Germany and Switzerland, is an expert in the field of graduate recruiting and talent management for the Swiss and European markets. Having started his first company at the age of 15, Peter has been very active in the entrepreneurial scene.

His newest company, the HR Matching AG holds various career-related brands. The most known brand is Jobzippers, a Swiss- and Europe-wide network connecting universities, students/graduates/alumnis, companies as well as foundations. Jobzippers is establishing a vibrant community to shape individuals’ career paths exactly where they start: at the university. Jobzippers is trying to tackle several occurring issues on a European graduate recruiting level which will predominantly influence the future of the European employment market.

In addition to these activities, Peter is very active in various other projects related to the field of Entrepreneurship and Employment.

• In May 2009, Peter started his PhD at the Ecolé Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in the field of Entrepreneurship with a focus on governmental support programs that are designed to transition unemployed individuals into self-employment, an issue of utmost importance during times such as the current financial crisis.
• Since May 2010, Peter is the Sandbox-Network Ambassador for the French part of Switzerland, a global community of hand-selected young achievers and innovators under 30.
• In June 2010, together with the Jobzippers team, he started Stipendia, a centralized Swiss and European non-profit scholarship network connecting students, graduates, universities, foundations and companies. By unifying the search for scholarships on a European level and providing cutting-edge technology search and matching tools with direct application options, Stipendia offers a customized overview of existing scholarships and awards as well as create additional ones financed by partnering companies and alumni. The topic of financial support programs for students is of great relevance to the European university environment, especially when considering the changes made as a result of the Bologna reform.

Various other projects are in the pipeline for being realized. Find Peter on LinkedIn, XING and Twitter.

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