Job Resources
There are several ways to find a job in Austria, including online job boards and company websites, as well as more traditional forms of job searching.
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Employment Trends
Austria’s unemployment rate is the lowest of all the EU’s 27 member states.
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Information Technology
Austria’s ICT-intensive occupations now number slightly more than 20 percent of all occupations.
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Engineering
Austria’s industrial sector has staged an impressive turnaround, with a GDP that rose by 2 percent last year.
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Accounting and Finance
The prospects for Austria's financial sector has brightened, with increased bank earnings and hiring.
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Tourism and Leisure
Austria’s travel industry revenue is predicted to grow by 4.2 percent annually through 2020.
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Top Companies
The following list represents companies reporting the largest assets/revenues in the country. More than 400,000 additional corporate profiles can be found in Going Global's Employer Directory.
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Financial Considerations
In a recent survey by Mercer, Vienna ranked 19th out of the top 50 most expensive cities in the world.
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Work Permits/Visas
As Austria is a member of the Schengen Agreement, visitors from other Schengen countries planning to stay in Austria for fewer than 90 days do not need to apply for a visa or entry permit.
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Resume/CVs
Since Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, Austrian résumés/CVs increasingly follow general Western European standards.
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Cultural Advice
It is useful to know some of the basic Austrian expressions, in addition to the German language. A good deal of business is conducted in English.
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