Austrian Job vacancies are advertised through the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS), in daily newspapers (in online editions or, for example, in the Saturday print edition of the Kurier), through private employment agencies (recruiters) and recruitment companies, and online job boards on the internet. Informal networks also play a role: ask around about job vacancies among acquaintances, relatives and neighbours in the area.
You can also get information about Austrian job vacancies through the EURES network.
Numerous specially trained EURES advisers work in the employment services of all EU/EEA countries and in Switzerland helping jobseekers find a job in another EU/EEA country.
Management personnel are recruited from other firms, either directly or through recruitment companies.
In most cases, however, you still have to contact the company directly to apply.
Digital applications / Online personal information forms
A lot of companies require online applications. Fill in the online personal information form and upload your CV, application and certificates, etc.
alle jobs – AMS job board:
The AMS job search engine makes searching for a job online simple. It searches through all the vacancies reported to the AMS and the job vacancies available online. With ‘alle jobs’, you can access all current job vacancies throughout Austria with just one click.
eJob-Room of the Austrian Public Employment Service:
This service is available to people registered with the AMS as well as to non-registered individuals.
It is a good idea to register with the eJob-Room, however, and it is possible to do so even if your place of residence is not yet in Austria. The eJob-Room provides an overview of all the job vacancies reported to the AMS in Austria.
Registered users can also publish their applications in the eJob-Room, which enables them to be found by companies. If you have registered, you have a personal mailbox for your applications, you receive messages as text messages and you can save your search results.
You can look for vacancies on your mobile phone using the AMS Job App (Android, iOS). The AMS Job App allows you to find jobs in your immediate vicinity (area search). You can save and modify the search performed, obtain a map of the results list on request and receive daily notifications of suitable new vacancies via the ‘Job Alarm’ feature, etc. Supported operating systems are Android, iOS and EMUI 11.
Online job boards:
Online job boards sometimes operate Europe-wide. They allow you not only to find job vacancies but also to create a profile online and receive an email notification when an advertisement is posted on the board which fits your profile.
Before sending application documents, you can first contact potential employers by phone and/or email.
You can even apply if no vacancies are advertised. This is known as a speculative – or unsolicited – application.
For further important information, please see https://www.ams.at/arbeitsuchende/richtig-bewerben
Read about how to interpret information in job advertisements, for example, here:
https://www.arbeiterkammer.at/beratung/arbeitundrecht/bewerbung/Stellenanzeige.html.
If you have made an appointment for an interview by phone, in person or by email, bring your CV, certificates and confirmation of previous employment and prepare well for the interview.
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