A candidate visiting Davos for an interview should be able to understand the travel arrangements without navigating the employer’s internal process. The host can organise a Zurich–Davos transfer using a small practical brief and a clearly agreed return.
Offer an understandable travel arrangement
Tell the candidate which journey the company proposes to arrange, where they will be collected and whom to contact with questions. Ask whether they are starting at Zurich Airport or an address in Zurich city instead of assuming a flight. Confirm any companion or luggage requirements privately and early. The candidate should know whether the company is booking both directions or only one leg before committing to their wider itinerary.
Keep assessment information out of transport instructions
The car booking needs a passenger name, reachable contact, timing, luggage and usable addresses. Interview scores, compensation discussions and the hiring panel’s private notes have no operational role. Send reception the details it needs through the company’s normal channel. Give the driver practical destination information without forwarding a complete recruitment thread. This also reduces the chance that competing versions of the interview schedule reach different people involved in the journey.
Build a welcoming arrival window
Ask the hiring host how much time the candidate should have to settle before the interview begins. Include any reception or visitor-registration step in that interval. Use the actual workplace address and a contact who can receive the guest. Davos Congress travel guidance describes the road connection from Zurich, but the hiring schedule should allow realistic variation. A candidate should not have to treat the advertised interview start as the vehicle’s target arrival minute.
Agree the return without guessing the outcome
Provide a planned finish and decide who will request a change if the panel adds a tour or discussion. Do not make the candidate negotiate transport while waiting for interview feedback. If they have a flight, use the airline’s check-in requirements to establish the latest workable departure plan. Added stops or hourly availability need quotation, with hourly bookings subject to an eight-hour minimum. Share the confirmed practical itinerary only after written transport confirmation is received from the provider.
Questions about this journey
Does the transport provider need the full interview agenda?
No. Share the operational timing and destination details rather than private assessment material.
Who should handle an interview overrun?
Name a hiring-team contact who can coordinate any requested change with the candidate and transport provider.
Can the company book the return before knowing the interview result?
Yes. Transport can be arranged independently of the recruitment decision.