Roger Gfrörer has led the Career Services at the University of Zurich since its foundation in 2008. In 2024, he also assumed responsibility as the head of the newly established Study Orientation Center, overseeing the entire student journey at the University of Zurich.

Holding a PhD in Human Resource Management, Roger began his professional career at the University of Zurich’s HR department after completing his doctoral studies. Before that, he spent five years as a senior assistant at the Chair of HRM. During the 1990s, alongside his academic pursuits, he gained diverse practical experience — including five years at Tamedia and four years at IBM Switzerland.

A founding member of several regional Career Services networks, Roger is also actively engaged with numerous global organizations. Since 2025, he serves as Chairman of the Career Services Network Switzerland. As a another highlight, he was part of the program committee for the Global Career Services Summit 2025 in Belfast.

Roger brings deep expertise in the Swiss education system. He regularly lectures on HRM and career development at various educational levels — from Bachelor and Master to PhD and Postdoc — across universities, universities of applied sciences, and colleges of professional education with a focus on vocational training. And yes — perhaps most importantly: he has also been a ski instructor.

As our final interviewee this season, we were delighted to collect these ten interviews and finally include the Swiss perspective ! A big THANK YOU to our international partners who made this possible and through whom we were able to gain global insights into the work of Career Services!

Ursula Axmann has been working at WU ZBP Career Center (WU, Vienna University of Business and Economics, Austria) for 25 years. We are delighted that she took part in this podcast series and that we were able to win her as another interview partner. The career service at WU Vienna is a rare example of a career center that is self-financed by employer partnerships and career events, serving a population of 22,000 students, with a staff of 20 people.

Previous to her current position as a managing director, Ursula worked in career guidance, coaching, and recruitment. Since 2009, Ursula has been president of Career Services Austria, the Austrian-wide umbrella organization of university career centers. Furthermore, she is actively involved in international career service networks. In addition to her work in careers, Ursula teaches as a lecturer at WU Vienna. Listen to this episode and learn from her expertise and advice!

Jim Lowe serves as Associate Vice Provost for the Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills for the University of Connecticut. Prior to this appointment, Lowe served as Assistant Dean of UConn’s School of Business, overseeing Career Services, Veteran Affairs, Diversity Initiatives, Marketing/ Communications, and External Relations Departments.

Before joining UConn, Lowe spent 10 years with Lee Hecht Harrison, a global human capital solutions firm, as a Senior Vice President primarily in their Manhattan, New York offices, overseeing all operational, financial, HR and marketing/sales functions at the firm’s international headquarters office. He chairs the U21 Employability Group and sits on the Student Experience Steering Group. We are delighted to welcome him as another interview partner in this podcast series and hope our listeners enjoy listening to his experiences and insights.