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Jobs with Austrian Companies,
Recruiters or Headhunters
To find
a job in Austria is not an easy task. While
you might get away with not speaking German in Germany or
Switzerland, to find a job in Austria without
speaking German is almost impossible. Even
though there are many immigrant workers in Vienna ( the
distributors of the Kronen Zeitung, one of the
largest newspapers in Vienna, appear to be almost all
from Southern India or Tamils from Sri Lanka!), the rest
of Austria has a lot fewer immigrants (around 10% of the
population of 8.2 million) than other parts of Europe.
Austrian society is still amazingly homogenous,
notwithstanding Joerg Haider's (the late leader
of the FPOe party) xenophobia!
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Austria
is part of the EU and therefore, you
have no technical problem getting a job, if
you are from another EU country. But,
for people from outside the EU, especially the
USA, South Africa, Canada and Asia, it is far
more difficult. You have to offer some kind of
specialization and, generally, a higher level
degree so that the employer can apply for the
work permit, showing that there is no Austrian
available to fill that job. One exception is
seasonal work in hotels and tourist facilities,
especially in winter. But that offers limited
possibilities and generally low pay. Life and
housing, especially in Vienna, is expensive. |
Other cities are a bit less expensive, but
there are only a limited number of jobs available. Make
no mistake, Austria is a highly sophisticated
industrialized country with lots of well travelled and
well educated people.
Austria
has some international Organizations all located in
Vienna. One is OPEC the Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries. another is the
IAEA - International
Atomic Energy Agency, and there are several other UN
organizations.
Personal
relations in Austrian society are rather formalistic.
This reflects itself in the relationship employers have
to employees. Form, besides substance, is important. One
does not address people by their first names and one uses
titles, when it is appropriate and, sometimes, even when
it is not. A well presented CV is therefore essential and
the American style of a sales letter of ones own
achievements, without proper dates and detailed personal
data (birth date, marital status, nationality, study
details, children etc) will be seen as "touting
your own horn" or simply agressive and
unrelevant fluff!
If you
want to approach an employer or executive recruiter in
Austria it is important that you have an outstanding,
well written and presented European style Curriculum
Vitae. You have to present the right format in
the right place, to have any chance of success.
There
are numerous good resume/CV writing services available to
help you create the right format. You can find some of
the ones we have tested at our resume
page. They are all of
top quality suppliers, but vary in price and you get what
you pay for! And, you have to ask for a CV and
not a resume, if you want it for Austria!
Job
Boards and Internet based Recruiters
| Web
Address |
Type
of Link |
Main
Language |
Remarks |
| Job
Direct |
Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches |
Austria,
German |
Mainly
for Jobs in Austria |
| jobpilot.at |
Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches |
German
based Austria, German |
Jobs in
Austria and worldwide for all Professions |
| jobnews.at |
Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches Recruitment Service |
Austria,
German |
Its main
benefit is that it has Links to a large number of
Austrian and International Personel/Human
Resources Agencies and Headhunters (all based in
Austria) |
| jobbox.at |
Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches Recruitment Service |
Austria,
German |
Jobs in
Austria - All Professions |
| austropersonal.com |
Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches for Office Jobs
(Staffing) |
Austria,
German |
Provides
help for start ups of companies in Austria
(offices and personnel) |
| dv-job.at |
Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches |
Austria,
German, English |
Mainly IT
and Computer related, including management and
organizationsl jobs. Part of a Swiss Group, but
working the Austrian Market |
HEIDRICK
& STRUGGLES UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNG GMBH
TRATTNERHOF 1
1010 WIEN
ÖSTERREICH
Ph:+43 (0)
1/5331007-0
Fx: +43 (0) 1/5331007-88
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Executive
Recruiter at a very high level |
Austrian
Subsidiary German, English |
Part of
the International Recruiter |
| Hotel Job
Oesterreich |
Job
Posting and Vacancy Site |
Germany
but specializing in Austria German, other
languages |
Probably
the largest Hotel and Tourism Job site for
Austria |
| austria.at |
Tourism
Plattform with Job Site listed by Austrian States |
Austria
German |
This is
the Austrian Tourism Portal
which includes a job site for tourism and hotel
jobs |
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Large Austrian
Companies
Austrian
companies are still very different from other companies
in Europe and, especially, American companies. Many of
them have their origins as state foundations and have
only relatively recently been privatized. Information
about them, is often difficult to obtain, and many do not
even have meaningful websites. If you want to work for
them, you have to apply in writing by mail, not by
e-mail. Again, form is important in Austria!
Below are a selection of Austrian companies or
subsidiaries that might be of interest to Foreign
applicants. More will be added shortly.
| If you
are new to Austria, our advice would be to stay
clear of the "very Austrian type of
companies" (this is a most difficult
definition and it will take some time for you,
and fluency in German, to understand what is
meant by that) and rather go after the more
internationally focused businesses.
Even, fluently German speaking Swiss and Germans
find the adjustments sometimes hard. Anglo-Saxons
might find it outright impossible. But, provided
you will find a nice place to live (not an easy
task in itself), |
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| a city like Vienna, is terrific
and its, mainly German Language, cultural offers,
especially in the theatre and Opera, are
difficult to match elsewhere. Salzburg, Linz,
Graz, Innsbruck and Klagenfurt are more
provincial, but also offer a high quality of live
and cultural venues that most other cities can
only dream off. |
| Web
Address |
Type
of Link |
Main
Language |
Remarks |
Allgro Verwaltungsgesellschaft
| Europastr. 3 |
| 3015 Salzburg |
| Austria (Österreich) |
| Ph: + 43 662 4470 |
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Does not
have a Website, so you have to apply by mail |
Austria,
German |
Large
Holding Company of retail businesses such as
SPAR, dutyfree shops. Retail Jobs in national and
international environments. |
Austria Tabak
Koppstraße 116
1160 Wien
Österreich
Tel.: +43 1 313 42 - 0
Fax: +43 1 313 42 - 1636 |
Website
does not have Enployment Information |
Austria,
German |
Founded
1784 as a state owned enterprise. 1997/2001
privatised. Since 2007 the company belongs to Japan
Tobacco International, a company with
24,000 employees in 80 countries |
| Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
Bank with
Career Site |
Austria,
German |
Member of
the UniCredit Group. Heavy involvement in Eastern
Europe |
Bank für Arbeit & Wirtschaft
Oestereichische
Postsparkasse
Georg-Coch-Platz 2
A-1018 Wien
Tel. +43 / 1 / 534 53 / 0
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Resume,
Vacancy Posting, Job Searches |
Austria,
German |
BAWAG
also incorporates the Austrian Postalbank. Does
have an English language site. Very large retail
bank. |
Bank für Tirol & Vorarlberg
Aktiengesellschaft
Stadtforum
6020 Innsbruck
Ph: 05 05 333
Fx: 05 05 333-1180
From abroad
+43-5 05 333
E-Mail |
Bank with
Career Site |
Austria,
German |
A member
of the "3 banken group".
Large regional baning group with international
involvement in Germany, Italy and Switzerland |
Deloitte und Touche
RENNGASSE
1
A-1010 WIEN
Tel: 01 537 00-0
Fax: 01 537 00-1000
E-Mail |
Accountants
and Auditors with Career site |
Austria,
German, English |
A member of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a
Swiss company. Each of the Members is
independent. Has 7 offices in Austria. Major
Accounting group with HQ in New York. |
DSM Fine Chemicals
DSM Fine Chemicals Austria Nfg
GmbH & Co KG
Operngasse 17 - 21
A-1040 Wien
Austria
Ph:L+43 (0)1 58 05015 11
e-mail: |
Industrial
production Company with Career Site in German |
Austria/
Holland
German, English
Dutch |
Part of the
Dutch DSM N.V. Group with large processing plants
in Linz. Makes intermediate products for the
Life-Science Industry |
KPMG Austria
Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und
Steuerberatungsgesellschaft. Porzellangasse 51
1090 Wien
Ph: +43 (1) 313 32-0
Fx: +43 (1) 313 32-500 |
Accountans
and Auditors with Career Site |
Austria
German, other languages |
Large
International Accounting and Auditing Firm. 1,100
employees at 8 sites in Austria. Part of
KPMG International, a Swiss Cooperative |
Magna Steyr
Magna
International Europe
Magna-Strasse 1
A-2522 Oberwaltersdorf, Austria
Ph: +43 2253 600 0
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Industrial
Company for Automotive Products with Career Site |
Austria
German, English, Japanese |
Large
Austrian Industrial company in the automotive
sector (Puch) with clients like Mercedes, BMW and
VW |
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