Jobs & working

First orientation for your working life:

Where can you apply?
Which labour legislation is applicable for you?

• Labour legislation
• Foreign citizens
• Application
• Finding a job
• Further information

Labour legislation

Information on labour legislation and support measures for parents (keywords maternity leave, paternity leave, parents’ part time, care leave) can be found under the heading
labour legislation

Foreign citizens

If you want to work in Austria as a foreign citizen, you will first need a residence titel which allows you to do so:

Further information on immigration regulations under the heading
Entry

Information on the recognition of degrees and diplomas you have earned abroad under education & child care under recognition of foreign degrees.

Application

An application usually has to be written in German. It usually contains:
Letter of application
In the letter of application, you will shortly refer to the advert through which you know about the job. You will describe your qualifications and motivation in a few sentences. The letter of application does not exceed 1 DIN A4 page.

Curriculum vitae, CV
Besides contact data (address, phone number, e-Mail) and personal data you will describe your education and special knowledge and abilities.
The CV is signed personally.

Motivation letter
In a short motivation letter which you might attach to the CV, you can describe your reasons why this specific job would be interesting to you.

Certificates and degrees
You will attach your last certificates and degrees as a copy.

Some institutions and organisations have their own application forms which have to be filled in.

Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS)
The employment agency has collected hints for applications. You will find, amonst other things, a digital application coach.

Arbeiterkammer (AK)
Under the heading application you will find hints and tricks on the subjet: From unsolicited applications to assessment centres to the job interview.
» hints on the letter of application

Europass
The Europass is a standardised EU application portfolio. It consists of 4 parts and can be downloaded under the above link.

Finding a job

Below we have listed a number of Austrian job exchanges.

Job exchanges are offered in daily newspapers (mainly in their weekend issues) and magazines:
newspapers and magazines in Austria

Most universities have so-called career centres acting as agents for work experience placements and jobs. Advertisments for jobs at the universities themselves you will find in current newsletters:
public universities in Austria

Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS)
At the employment agency you can register as a job seeker in order to draw unemployment money or social security. The AMS offers support and help with finding a job.
» foreign job seekers
» offers for women
» job seekers with disabilities

ABAk
Work agency for academics with a disability and/or chronic illness

brainpower austria
Job exchange for researchers and scientists; networking within Austria and abroad; financial support for travelling to an interview or moving, lectures; site in English and German.

www.jobwohnen.at
The job and accomodation exchange of the ÖH (Austrian Students’ Representation) aims its offer mainly to the target group of students, and therefore mainly offers students’ jobs..

www.jobfinder.at
Jobs and work experience placements in Austria and Germany

Uniport
Uniport is the career centre of the University of Vienna, brokering amongst others jobs and work experience placements.

University of Vienna
Job offers of the University of Vienna are published in the employees’ newsletter.

Further information

Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS)
The employment agency is responsible for counselling and placing job seekers, and coordinates some forms of financial support (unemployment money, social security).
» information for foreign citizens
» brochure living and working in Austria in three languages: contains information from finding a job to labour legislation

Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung 
Guide to Residence and Employment of Foreign Researchers in Austria

Euraxess
... is a Researchers Mobility Portal

EURES
Platform of the EU in 23 languages, aiming to promote mobility in European employment. Besides job advertisements there is information on living & working in the respective EU countries, as well as information on (further) education

Europass
Europass is a standardised EU application portfolio. It consists of 4 parts and can be downloaded under the above link.