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Qualified workers from third countries have the option of applying for a Red-White-Red – Card, an EU Blue Card or another applicable residence permit. Find out here which requirements you have to meet for the Red-White-Red – Card.

Free movement of workers applies in the European Union. All EU citizens have free access to the Austrian labor market. Here you will find detailed information on visa exemption and residence rights for the EU, EEA countries and Switzerland.

When applying, you should always send a CV, training certificates, job references and a letter of motivation to the potential employer. It is also advisable to send a photo. Here you will find tips and tricks for a successful application.

The ABA - Work in Austria job board offers international specialists a platform to look for suitable jobs in Austria.

Register for free in the corporate area; the following data is required for this:

• Name
• Phone number
• Business email address
• Company name
• Company website
• Company address

You will then receive an email with a confirmation link. You have a total of 48 hours to click on the link before it expires. With another e-mail you will receive your access data after 2 working days at the latest.

You can then log in to your company profile with your email address and the password that was sent.

After registering in the corporate division, you can post new jobs online under "Job offers" and put expired job advertisements inactive or delete them. Adding new jobs is even faster if you use job advertisements as templates.

If you have a large number of vacancies to fill, there is also the option of creating an interface to the ABA - Work in Austria job board. In this case, please contact workinaustria[at]aba.gv.at.

No, it is free of charge.

It is a free service from the Austrian Business Agency for Austrian companies that want to recruit professionals abroad.

If you have forgotten your password, please simply click on "Forgot password?" in the user login. You will then receive an e-mail with a new password to your registered e-mail address.

In principle, you can publish all jobs on the ABA - Work in Austria job exchange. The following information about job openings is mandatory:

• Job title
• Job description
• Field of activity
• Branch
• Type of employment
• Place of employment
• Link to online application or application contact

ABA - Work in Austria cooperates with the following recruitment agencies and job boards:

• epunkt GmbH
• University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien job portal
• Iventa International Management Consulting GmbH
• ISG Personalmanagement GmbH

If you fill your vacancies in cooperation with one of these companies, the advertisements can also be played on the ABA - Work in Austria job exchange and thus achieve even more international reach.

Apparently another person from your company has already registered on the ABA - Work in Austria job platform. This person can easily create you as an additional user for your company.

Please ask in your company who has registered as an administrator for the ABA - Work in Austria job platform. If you cannot find this person, we will be happy to help you. Please contact workinaustria[at]aba.gv.at.

You will get a meaningful profile if you add a detailed company description in German and English. You also have the option to upload a cover photo or video. Note: If you upload video AND picture, the video will be displayed. The uploaded image will then be used as the preview image for the video.

Which ads are particularly promising? If you would like to address international specialists and knowledge of German is not absolutely necessary for the exercise of the profession, formulate your advertisements in English.

These job offers will then be displayed on the English version of the ABA - Work in Austria job board.

If you would like to delete your company profile, please contact workinaustria[at]aba.gv.at or send us a short message using the ABA - Work in Austria contact form.

If you have any questions, please contact: workinaustria[at]aba.gv.at

You can enter an expiration date when entering the job offers. If you do not do this and do not delete the offer yourself, it will be removed from the platform after 6 months.

The protection of your company and personal data is very important to us. That is why we carefully check every registration. This review can take up to 2 working days. Then at the latest you will receive your access data and can use your company profile.

Yes, under "Company profile - add user" you can also add colleagues to your company profile.

Your registration with the job exchange will be automatically deleted after 48 hours if you have not confirmed it with click on the confirmation link.

You can now simply register again.

The aim of the platform is to network companies looking for international specialists who are striving for a professional challenge.

The job board is aimed at international specialists from a wide variety of industries and different career levels.

The ABA - Work in Austria job board is a platform on which companies can share their jobs with potential applicants. Send your application documents directly to the advertising company.

If you have any questions, please contact: workinaustria[at]aba.gv.at.

In principle, companies can post jobs from all areas. The focus is on jobs in ICT, electrical engineering, metal technology and life sciences.

The date indicates the time on which the job opening was published on the job board by the company.