Career & Corporate Service of the University of St.Gallen (CSC-HSG)

What Career & Corporate Service of the University of St.Gallen (CSC-HSG) does

Career & Corporate Services of the University of St.Gallen (CSC-HSG) is the career services department of the University of St.Gallen (HSG), one of Europe's top-ranked business schools, founded in 2003 and operating from St.Gallen, Switzerland with approximately 9–15 staff. The organization serves a dual market: HSG students receive free career coaching, CV/cover letter/interview templates, one-on-one counselling, workshops, and access to a curated job platform, while employers — primarily leading financial services, consulting, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods firms — pay transaction fees to access this talent pipeline through job postings, flagship career events, and employer branding services.

The core technology asset is the myHSGcareer digital platform (my.hsgcareer.ch), a self-service career management system that enables students to create profiles, browse job listings, register for events, and book career counselling appointments, while companies post jobs, manage applications, and purchase advertising placements. The platform integrates with HSG student accounts via Switch edu-ID for authentication and supports tools including the HSG Talent Profiler (employer talent-fit analysis) and an online counselling booking system. Supporting workflows include Zoom-based career dial-in sessions and Mazemap-based campus wayfinding for the on-campus Career Center.

CSC-HSG operates a community-led, transaction-based business model with no external funding or ownership structure — it is a non-profit department within the public University of St.Gallen. Revenue is generated from four streams: (1) tiered job posting fees (CHF 230–520 per posting, with alumni reach as a premium add-on), (2) event participation fees across flagship events (HSG Banking Days, HSG Career Days, HSG Talents), (3) employer branding services including newsletter banners (CHF 500), campus room rental (CHF 2,000–3,000), and stand bookings (CHF 1,500–2,000), and (4) premium services such as CV pre-screening (CHF 1,900). The company hosts approximately 90+ enterprise employer partners including Citi, UBS, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Swiss Re, Novartis, and Nestlé, and serves a community of 6,100 platform-registered students plus a 28,000-member alumni network. CSC-HSG is a member of Career Services Netzwerk Schweiz (CSNCH) and has received Outstanding Employability Awards in 2023 and 2024 and Universum Career Test Awards in 2021 and 2022.

Name

Career & Corporate Service of the University of St.Gallen (CSC-HSG)

Legal name

Universität St.Gallen (HSG)

Website

https://hsgcareer.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Career & Corporate Services of the University of St.Gallen (CSC-HSG) is a non-profit university career services department operating the myHSGcareer digital platform and flagship events to connect 6,100 HSG students and 28,000 alumni with enterprise employers across finance, consulting, pharma, and consumer goods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Gallen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Postings: Companies pay to publish job advertisements on the platform. Tiered pricing from Basic (CHF 230) to Premium Plus (CHF 520), with package discounts for multiple postings. Revenue also includes premium add-ons like VIP positioning, extended duration, and targeted mailing.
2. Career Event Participation: Companies pay to participate in organized career events (HSG Banking Days, HSG Career Days, HSG Talents), with booth/stand bookings, workshop hosting, and company dinner options.
3. Employer Branding Services: Banner advertising in newsletters (CHF 500), campus space rental (CHF 2,000-3,000), stand activities, and HSG Talent Profiler tool access generate additional revenue from employers seeking brand visibility.
4. Premium Employer Services: CV Pre-Screening service (CHF 1,900) for companies seeking assisted candidate matching, plus Ad Insights reports for performance analytics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CSC-HSG is the career services department of the University of St.Gallen providing students with free career counselling, workshops, and job search resources while monetizing employer access to HSG talent through the myHSGcareer digital platform, tiered job posting packages, career fairs, and employer branding services. The department runs three flagship recruiting events annually (HSG Banking Days, HSG Career Days, HSG Talents) and supports over 6,100 students plus 28,000 alumni in placement and career development.

Product overview

CSC-HSG operates a platform-plus-services model centered on myHSGcareer, a digital career management platform for students and companies. The core platform (myHSGcareer) enables job postings, event registrations, career counselling bookings, and company profiling. It is complemented by flagship recruiting events (HSG Talents, HSG Career Days, HSG Banking Days) that bring students and employers together through career fairs, case studies, interviews, and networking sessions. Supporting services include one-on-one counselling (career orientation, interview training, assessment centre prep), workshop programs (Elevator Pitch, USP, Professional Feedback), and template resources (CV, cover letter, interview guides). Employer services span job postings with tiered pricing, employer branding options, and event advertising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HSG Banking Days: University of St.Gallen's flagship career event in the finance sector, connecting students with banking, investment, and financial services employers.
• HSG Career Days
• HSG Talents
• myHSGcareer

Products and services

• myHSGcareer Platform Digital career management platform enabling HSG students to create profiles, access job listings, register for career events, and book career counselling, while enabling companies to create profiles, post jobs, manage applications, and run employer branding campaigns.
• Stellenplattform (Job Posting Platform) Subscription/transaction-based job listing service where companies publish internships, trainee programmes, entry-level positions, and alumni-targeted jobs across tiered packages ranging from Basic (CHF 230, 30 days) to Premium Plus (CHF 520, students + alumni).
• HSG Banking Days Flagship two-week finance-sector recruiting event held each autumn connecting HSG students with banks, investment firms, and financial services employers through company presentations, interviews, workshops, and networking; established 2004.
• HSG Career Days Multi-sector on-campus recruiting event covering Legal, Insurance, Luxury, FMCG, Tech, Consulting, and Industry sectors, featuring company presentations, networking sessions, and a career fair format.
• HSG Talents Official recruiting event of the University of St.Gallen held at Olma Messen St.Gallen, featuring a career fair with ~91 companies, interactive event formats, 1:1 interviews, networking, and the HSG Talents Guide matching tool.
• One-on-One Career Counselling Individual career coaching service for HSG students covering career orientation, application document fine-tuning, interview training, assessment centre preparation, decision-making support, and LinkedIn profile optimisation, available both in-person and via Zoom.
• Career Walk-In & Dial-In Free 10-minute drop-in or dial-in counselling sessions available Tuesday-Thursday afternoons for quick career questions about CVs, motivation letters, and job references, delivered at SQUARE or via Zoom.
• Career Workshops (Elevator Pitch, USP, Professional Feedback) Modular workshop programme for HSG students covering personal positioning skills including: Elevator Pitch (crafting concise self-presentation), USP (discovering personal Unique Selling Proposition through interests/competencies/values), and Professional Feedback (giving and receiving feedback for development).
• CV, Cover Letter & Interview Templates Free downloadable template resources for HSG students covering CV/curriculum vitae creation, motivation letter writing, and job interview preparation.
• Employer Branding Services Paid corporate branding package including newsletter banner placements (CHF 500), campus space rental (CHF 2,000-3,000), booth reservations, and access to the HSG Talent Profiler fit-gap analysis tool.
• CV Pre-Screening Service Premium assisted candidate matching and screening service priced at CHF 1,900, helping companies identify best-fit HSG applicants through manual pre-screening.
• HSG Innovation Trophy Competition event where companies collaborate with HSG students to develop creative solutions for specific business challenges, positioning the sponsoring company as an attractive employer.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CitiflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCiti is a CSC partner participating in HSG Banking Days and other career events. The partnership enables finance career opportunities for HSG students while providing Citi access to top graduate talent.
• DeloitteflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerDeloitte participates in career events and posts jobs on the platform as a CSC partner. The partnership supports Deloitte's graduate recruitment from HSG.
• EY (Ernst & Young)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerEY is a CSC partner company participating in career events and employer branding activities on campus.
• KPMGflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerKPMG participates in career events and maintains a company profile on the platform as a CSC partner for graduate recruitment.
• PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPwC partners with CSC for campus recruitment through career events and job postings on my.hsgcareer.ch.
• UBSflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerUBS participates in HSG Banking Days and other finance career events as a CSC partner, recruiting graduates for banking roles.
• Swiss RecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSwiss Re maintains employer profile and recruits at HSG career events as a CSC partner in the insurance and financial services sector.
• NovartiscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNovartis participates in career events and maintains company presence on the platform for recruiting HSG talent in pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
• Career Services Netzwerk Schweiz (CSNCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSC is a member of the Swiss Career Services Network (CSNCH), participating in employer forums and best practice exchanges with other Swiss university career services.
• NestlécoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNestlé is a CSC partner participating in career events and recruiting HSG graduates for positions in consumer goods and nutrition sectors.
• RaiffeisencoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRaiffeisen bank participates in career events and uses the platform for recruiting HSG talent in regional banking.
• Simon Kucher & PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategy consultancy Simon Kucher recruits at HSG career events as a CSC partner, targeting students for consulting positions.
• Grant ThorntonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrant Thornton participates in career events and maintains company profile on the platform for audit and advisory recruitment.
• FTI AnderschminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFTI Andersch (financial advisory) recruits at HSG career events as a CSC partner.
• MetricsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMetrics provides IT sourcing services and recruits through the CSC platform.
• ZKB (Zürcher Kantonalbank)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerZKB participates in HSG Banking Days and career events for recruiting finance talent.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Symplicity CSM: Symplicity's Career Services Manager platform is used by hundreds of universities to manage job postings, events, and counselling. Equivalent to the technology backbone that CSC-HSG's myHSGcareer replicates.
• Handshake: US-based digital career platform connecting university students with employers via job postings, events, and career fairs. Directly comparable to myHSGcareer's digital platform-plus-events model, scaled across thousands of universities.
• University of Zurich Career Services: University of Zurich's career services function, offering counselling, career fairs, and a job portal for UZH students. Closely comparable in scope, geography, and university-department operating model.
• 12twenty: Career-services platform purpose-built for universities, offering job boards, event management, and analytics. Directly comparable as the underlying software layer powering career-services departments analogous to CSC-HSG.
• IMD Career Services: Career services at IMD Lausanne, focused on MBAs and executives with strong corporate-partner recruitment offerings. Highly comparable in delivering career support and employer branding at a top Swiss business school.
• GradLeaders: Career-services platform for universities and business schools, providing job boards, career-fair management, and advising tools. Closely comparable in serving the same campus-recruiting workflow as CSC-HSG.
• EPFL Career Services: EPFL's central career services office, running employer events, job postings, and counselling for EPFL students and alumni. Direct comparable as a Swiss public-university career-services department serving technical talent.
• ETH Zürich Career Center: ETH Zürich's central career service unit, providing career counselling, employer events, and a job platform to ETH students and graduates. Most direct comparable in Switzerland given similar university-affiliated career-services structure and Swiss employer base.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn Talent Solutions: LinkedIn's talent-solutions business offers employer recruiting tools, university-targeted products, and student job discovery. Adjacent competitor serving the same employer/student recruiting market at much larger scale.
• StepStone Switzerland: Generalist recruitment platform active in Switzerland, competing for employer job-posting budgets that CSC-HSG also taps. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same employer-paid online recruiting space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hsgcareer.ch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hsg-career
• Instagraminstagram.com/hsgcareer.unistgallen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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