In this episode of The Heart of the Equation, Sara sits down with Vikrant Dongre—HR Director, leadership consultant, and founder of Leadsource Consulting—to unpack what it really takes to build a successful career in Switzerland, especially for experienced professionals, expats, and career reinventors in STEM and life sciences.

Vikrant brings two decades of global HR experience to the conversation and shares actionable strategies on:

✅What’s unique about career paths and leadership in STEM, life sciences, and pharma industries

✅Breaking through career barriers in highly regulated sectors like pharma and HR

Expert-to-leader transitions: advice for mid- to senior-level professionals in Switzerland

✅Why even highly qualified candidates get overlooked—and how to shift that

✅The hidden hiring rules in the Swiss job market—and how to overcome the “invisible wall” as an expat

✅Getting hired in your 40s or 50s without being labeled “overqualified”

✅Career reinvention and return-to-work pathways for women professionals

✅The truth about talent acquisition—and how to collaborate with recruiters effectively

✅A people-first approach to networking that actually opens doors

✅A new model for career transition through strategic recruitment and talent acquisition skills

Whether you're navigating a mid-career shift, transitioning industries, or aiming to grow your leadership footprint—this episode offers practical tools, grounded insights, and an inspiring perspective on what career success looks like in today’s Swiss job market.

👤 About Our Guest

Vikrant Dongre is a Switzerland-based HR leader with over 20 years of experience in global compensation, talent management, and organizational development—primarily within the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors.

As founder of Leadsource Consulting, he supports both corporate clients and career returners with tailored leadership development, HR consulting, and strategic recruitment programs.

His latest initiative focuses on empowering women returning to the workforce by training them in talent acquisition and HR business partnering.

**Disclaimer : all the comments shared by our Guests are his personal opinion and does not have anything to do with Leadersource or Menarini Stemline.

📲 Connect with Vikrant Dongre

LinkedIn:  / vikrantdongre  

Learn more about Vikrant's programs and projects:

www.leadersources.com

https://leadersources.com/courses/

https://www.karriere.ch/karriere-corn...

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