{"id":648,"date":"2025-11-25T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:58:45","slug":"examples-and-wording-of-employment-references-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/arbeitszeugnis-schweiz-beispiele-und-formulierungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment references in Switzerland: Examples & wording explained simply"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Switzerland, every employee is entitled to a qualified work reference<\/strong>. However, many people don't know how a good reference letter is structured or what the meaning of different phrases is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you will find clear examples<\/strong>, typical phrases and their meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is a work reference structured in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A complete report card contains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. title<\/strong> (Employment reference)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Personal details<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Duration of the employment relationship<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Function(s)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Tasks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Performance appraisal<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Behavioral assessment<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Reason for leaving<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Thanks & Wishes for the Future<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Place, date, signature<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Example of a good work reference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Performance evaluation \u2013 positive<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    \u201e"He always performed his duties to our complete satisfaction."\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Meaning:<\/strong>
    Highest possible rating. Excellent performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Behavioral assessment \u2013 positive<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    \u201e"Her conduct towards superiors, colleagues and customers was always impeccable."\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Meaning:<\/strong>
    Impeccable social skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    Typical phrases & their hidden meaning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    formulation<\/th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    to our satisfaction<\/em><\/td>average<\/td><\/tr>
    on the whole<\/em><\/td>rather negative<\/td><\/tr>
    tried<\/em><\/td>was not convincing<\/td><\/tr>
    technically flawless<\/em><\/td>socially problematic<\/td><\/tr>
    correct behavior<\/em><\/td>inconspicuous, not particularly good<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Switzerland uses partly Certificate codes<\/strong>, although they are officially not permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    When should you have a work reference corrected?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    You should request a correction if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Important tasks are missing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Performance is portrayed too negatively<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • hidden codes were used<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The reason for leaving remains unclear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Spelling errors are included<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n

      Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      A good employment reference is clear, complete, and positive. Those familiar with typical phrases can properly assess it and have it corrected if necessary.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In der Schweiz hat jede Arbeitnehmerin und jeder Arbeitnehmer Anspruch auf ein qualifiziertes Arbeitszeugnis. Viele wissen jedoch nicht,…","protected":false},"author":274216737,"featured_media":651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_page_reading_time":"","csco_page_toc_navigation":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_volume":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2724],"tags":[2767,2769,2770,2768,2766],"class_list":{"0":"post-648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alltag","8":"tag-arbeitsrecht-schweiz-arbeitszeugnis","9":"tag-arbeitszeugnis-code-schweiz","10":"tag-arbeitszeugnis-entziffern","11":"tag-arbeitszeugnis-formulierungen","12":"tag-arbeitszeugnis-schweiz-beispiele","13":"cs-entry","14":"cs-video-wrap"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/schweiz.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251125_1357_Schweizer-Arbeitszeugnis-Uebersicht_simple_compose_01kaxhbp37evm8sggm59kn0eq9.png?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgWLwP-as","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/274216737"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":652,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648\/revisions\/652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schweiz.blog\/en_nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}