Contracting in Austria

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scooterscot replied

8 April 2018, 10:19
Originally posted by clearedforlanding View Post

Bavaria and Austria really get to choose. Language is absolutley used as a filter.

echt?!
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clearedforlanding replied

8 April 2018, 08:33
Austria is a big ask. You might want to cut your teeth in North Rhine-Westphalia, or Frankfurt first. Perhaps Switzerland. Berlin if you are young and of interest to start ups.

Bavaria and Austria really get to choose. Language is absolutley used as a filter.
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kaiser78 replied

8 April 2018, 08:04
Originally posted by Lance View Post

Austria is the racist end of Germany. They don’t even like Germans. What do you think your chances are of depriving a local youth of a job?
Particularly when project management isn’t exactly a niche skill (or much of a skill TBH).

That's total bolony - UK of course is the country of perfect living morals and attitudes...
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woohoo replied

8 April 2018, 06:37
Originally posted by ContractorVienna View Post

Hi

I am an IT project manager and I'm considering re-locating. Can anyone advise on contracting in Austria? Is it possible to find jobs if I my German is very basic?

Thank you!

All project managers should at least try to emigrate to Austria or France would be better. Have a go at ******* up their IT projects.
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scooterscot replied

7 April 2018, 20:22
Originally posted by Lance View Post

Austria is the racist end of Germany. They don’t even like Germans. What do you think your chances are of depriving a local youth of a job?
Particularly when project management isn’t exactly a niche skill (or much of a skill TBH).

Harsh indeed but not far from the truth, especially up the hills meeting the local farmers! Feck me they'd give Farage a run for his money.

You'll not have a problem with language.

In the winter of your life how will you think about this moment if you never tried? Regret not what you've done but what you've not.
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greenlake replied

7 April 2018, 20:02
Originally posted by ContractorVienna View Post

I am an IT project manager and I'm considering re-locating. Can anyone advise on contracting in Austria? Is it possible to find jobs if I my German is very basic?

They all speak English there, but with a funny accent....
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stek replied

7 April 2018, 19:54
Tschüss Papa!
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BR14 replied

7 April 2018, 19:36
Originally posted by Lance View Post

Austria is the racist end of Germany. They don’t even like Germans. What do you think your chances are of depriving a local youth of a job?
Particularly when project management isn’t exactly a niche skill (or much of a skill TBH).

Harsh , but fair
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Lance replied

7 April 2018, 19:29
Originally posted by ContractorVienna View Post

Hi

I am an IT project manager and I'm considering re-locating. Can anyone advise on contracting in Austria? Is it possible to find jobs if I my German is very basic?

Thank you!

Austria is the racist end of Germany. They don’t even like Germans. What do you think your chances are of depriving a local youth of a job?
Particularly when project management isn’t exactly a niche skill (or much of a skill TBH).
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madame SasGuru replied

7 April 2018, 19:27
Originally posted by Paddy View Post

No chance.

Wrong, many companies have English as their corporate language. All Austrian banks for instance use English as their business language outside of branches.

That’s not to say things will be easy, but I do know people in Austria whose German is rather basic.
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BR14 replied

7 April 2018, 19:06
viel Glück damit
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Paddy replied

7 April 2018, 19:03
No chance.
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ContractorVienna started a topic Contracting in Austria

7 April 2018, 17:58
Contracting in Austria

Hi

I am an IT project manager and I'm considering re-locating. Can anyone advise on contracting in Austria? Is it possible to find jobs if I my German is very basic?

Thank you!
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