Living & Working in Austria

4.3 Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)
The Public Employment Service, better known as the Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) (Public
Employment Service Austria) offers their services in regional AMS offices.
The Public Employment Service Austria (AMS) is responsible for consultation, job referral, financial
support and ensuring livelihood (such as unemployment benefits and emergency assistance
benefits) for persons who are permanent residents of Austria and are currently residing in Austria.
Job seekers and unemployed persons may register at their local Public Employment Service Austria
office (the competence follows their principal residence, also see http://www.ams.at).
At the AMS website you can also find more details regarding
eJob-Room:
The Austrian Employment Service offers this service both to registered individuals and all other
interested people. It offers an overview of all vacant positions in Austria and neighbouring
regions (South Tyrol, Switzerland, etc.) reported to the Public Employment Service Austria, AMS.
You can search for a particular position by selecting the requested employment form, place of
work, commencement date of employment, occupational groups/occupations. This service is
available to both registered and unregistered users.
Note: You can also register for the eJob-Room even when your place of residence is still outside
Austria.
Registered users are additionally offered the following services:
• publishing of applications in the eJob-Room
• use of the extended job vacancies listing (the eJob-Room vacancies)
eJob-Room offers are free of charge.
Additional information:
http://www.ams.at/sfa/14063.html
Career Information System (BIS, Berufsinformationssystem)
the largest online information database on professions and qualifications.
Additional information:
http://www.ams.at/bis/
Occupation related lexica
more information about professions (job profiles, requirements, training opportunities, career
opportunities, employment forms, etc.)
Additional information:
http://www.berufslexikon.at (apprenticeship programs, careers for university graduates, careers
for graduates of technical and vocational schools, other career opportunities)
Qualifications Barometer
information about qualification trends and latest developments on the labour market
Additional information:
http://www.ams.at/buw/14125.html
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