Austria : Help and advice abroad

Public employment services

There are nine state-run provencial employment offices in Austria as well as regional branches in almost all municipalities. Vacancies can be accessed directly through the Austrian Employment Service (Arbeitsmarktservice) , which has a department for graduates (Akademiker) in its offices in university towns.

Jobnet Austria is a network providing jobs and careers news for students. You may also want to visit the BiB Infonet , which provides information and careers advice for foreigners.

Careers information offices called Berufsinformationszentren (BIZ) are located in each of the nine Austrian provinces. There are 60 offices in total, each housing a database of national vacancies that can be searched on your behalf in response to a written enquiry in German. Euro-advisers in British Jobcentres can advise on the process.

You can get contact details for European Employment Services advisers (Euro-advisers) in Austria through EURES - European Job Mobility Portal . Euro-advisers are trained specialists who provide information and guidance to jobseekers interested in working in Austria.

For personal visitors to careers information offices, Samsomat is a user-friendly, self-service computer that holds information on local job opportunities. If you find a suitable job, you print out the details and phone the employer yourself to arrange an interview.

Higher education careers support

There are few careers guidance services available specifically for graduates, as university careers services are not usual. However, the local university’s 'Studienberatung' often also serves as a career service. Information about the services available can be found at BiB Infonet.

In Vienna, the WU ZBP Career Center is located on the WU´s (Vienna University of Economics and Business) campus.

The latter runs a careers recruitment fair each November, as well as publishing a recruitment guide seven times a year.

Help in an emergency

Emergency phone numbers are:

• 112 - general emergency
• 122 - fire service
• 133 - police
• 141 - Ärztefunkdienst - GPs on duty during the night and at weekends
• 144 - ambulance