Living & Working in Austria

4. SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN AUSTRIA
Pursuant to Austria’s membership in the European Union, EU/EEA citizens, Swiss citizens and their
family members (spouses, children, stepchildren and adopted children) are entitled to live and work
in Austria without work permits in accordance with the principle of “free movement of labour.” Special
rules apply in the case of new EU citizens from Bulgaria, Rumania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. (Also see section 4.9)
4.1 Seeking Employment from the EU/EEA Countries and Switzerland in Austria
Prior to arriving to Austria you can obtain various information and use various services on the
Internet:
seeking employment, province information, regional job opportunities using EURES
seeking employment using the AMS (Public Employment Service Austria) website;
you can also register online in the eJob-Room
AMS (Public Employment Service Austria) services: career focus test (career compass),
interactive application training, application coach (application tips, etc.)
Information provided by the AMS (Public Employment Service Austria): career information
database (Berufsinformationsdatenbank (BIS)), career lexica, qualifications barometer
(Qualifikationsbarometer; labour market trends, opportunities on the Austrian labour market
based on qualifications), further education database (Weiterbildungsdatenbank),
career information centres (Berufsinformationszentren (BIZ)), barrier-free access to AMS
offices, unemployment benefits
Public Employment Service Austria (AMS) information for young people: workroom
(Arbeitszimmer), Your Choice
employment seekers can obtain information on claiming unemployment benefits from the
employment service or the competent authority in their home country (also see section 8.4.2)
English information on services provided by the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS),
living and working conditions can be found on http://www.ams.at/english.html.
After arriving in Austria you have to observe the following when seeking employment:
to be able to claim unemployment benefits from your country of origin in Austria (such as
unemployment benefits) it is necessary to personally register at the competent office in Austria
assistance during employment seeking as well as career advisory services can be received
from the competent offices
4.2 EURES (European Employment Services)
You can find out about job vacancies in Austria and obtain other information about Austria by
contacting the EURES network at the competent employment service office in the EU/EEA countries/
Switzerland.
The EURES website informs job seekers amongst others about living and working conditions as well
as job opportunities in the individual regions of the EU/EEA states and in Switzerland as well as lists
job vacancies. Additionally you can post your personal CV online which can be viewed by potential
employers.
More than 700 specially trained EURES advisors work in the public employment services in all EU/
EEA countries and Switzerland to support and advise citizens seeking a job in another EU/EEA
country or Switzerland. You can find your EURES advisers responsible for the desired region using
the EURES website.
More details are available at:
http://eures.europa.eu (EURES website)
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