ProOst 2017: SGBA Employers in the Spotlight
26.09.2017

ProOst 2017: SGBA Employers in the Spotlight

On Friday, August 18th 2017, St.Gallen became once again the setting for ProOst. More than 330 professionals and executives turned out at the well-attended event to learn more about career opportunities at employers in Eastern Switzerland. A major draw for potential newcomers in the St.GallenBodenseeArea (SGBA) are the many highly attractive positions available in Eastern Switzerland, and the outstanding quality of living in the region.

ProOst 2017 was already the fourth edition of the job fair organized by the agency together ag on behalf of investment and location promotion agencies of the cantons St.Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden. Most of the experts and executives in attendance hailed from similar professional backgrounds: 45% of participants are currently working in the field of economics, another 40% hold jobs in technology and science (which includes information technologies).

Professionals took advantage of the morning program to take a look behind the scenes of attractive regional employers such as LIDL Schweiz, SCHOTT Schweiz or Soplar, followed a comprehensive and exciting convention and fair agenda in the Congress Center Einstein in St. Gallen. In addition to ample opportunity for conversations with company representatives at the booths of 30 different employers, participants were able to benefit from an extended general program featuring keynotes from well-known entrepreneurs and celebrities of Eastern Switzerland, among them enologist and CEO of Martel AG Jan Martel, University of St.Gallen’s Management expert Lukas Studer and the Riklin brothers, two representatives of the SGBA’s creative business class.

Corporate representatives and professionals were equally thrilled by ProOst 2017: «I am very much satisfied with the event and ProOst’s excellent organization. The combination of general program and all the exciting local companies from the St.GallenBodenseeArea participating in the fair really spoke to me», confirmed an attendant. Equally pleased with the event was Daniel Brack from Bühler + Scherler, an engineering subsidiary of the Bühler-Group: «The short and compact employers’ presentation during the Company Catwalk was my personal highlight – all you need to know in a nutshell.»

Last but not least, ProOst 2017 also managed to convince its initiators from the St.GallenBodenseeArea, the investment and location promotion agencies of the cantons St.Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden as well: A great success, was the unanimous verdict.