March edition is canceled!
Job Application Boot Camp
After the never-stopping interest in the Job Application Boot Camp, we have scheduled its next edition for March 2022!
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More than ever before, internationals in Austria struggle to find a job. Mostly, that is caused by the pandemic which brought Austria’s unemployment rate comparable only to the post-World War II times.
But foreigners experience difficulties finding a job also because they don’t know HOW to actually apply for one. Or what is expected of them during the selection process. Very often, once hired, they are taken advantage of by unethical employers.
To tackle these issues, we have created the Job Application Boot Camp! Not only you will be better prepared to get the job you want, but you will also know your rights as an employee.
The Job Application Boot Camp offers participants to benefit from the expertise of 6 highly qualified professionals from 5 areas, crucial for a successful job application – an HR expert, a conversational specialist, a German language instructor, a photographer, and legal professionals.
Each participant goes through 4 stations and has 15-minute one-on-one sessions with the consulting professionals.
Program
Day 1 – 1o am – 5 pm (each participant holds an individual 1 hour slot within that window)
– an HR specialist
– a conversational and networking specialist
– a German language instructor
Finish the day with a re-vamped CV, a picture of your best self, and a list of things to improve so your next application goes through!
Day 2 – 10 am – 1:30 pm
Each participant will be phographed by a professional photographer for their resume.
After the photoshoot,the participants will be educated on the basics of Austrian labor law:
– Learn what your rights as an employee and a job seeker are
– Recognize red flags already in the job offer and/or during the interview
– Know how to get yourself out of a toxic working environment
Participation scholarships

4 scholarships for members of the Vienna Family Network.
Our partners from the amazing VFN are supporting the project by offerin 4 scholarships covering 50% of the participation fee of the Job Application Boot Camp!
Candidates have to :
- be VFN members (both men and women)
- record a short video of yourself and tell us what your biggest struggle about finding a job in Austria has been, how will taking part in the Job Application Boot Camp help you overcome it, and why exactly you should win one of the 4 scholarships.
- Send the video to office@austria4beginners.at by March 18th, 2022.
The winners of the scholarship will be nominated after a recommendation of Austria for beginners by the VFN president and notified by email by March 21st, 2022. The winners of the scholarships have to pay part of the participation fee in the amount of 44 euros within 2 days of the notification, otherwise, their place will be given away.

1 scholarship for members of the Professional Women’s Network – Vienna.
Our partners from the amazing PWN – Vienna are supporting the project by offerin 1 scholarship covering the whole participation fee of the Job Application Boot Camp!
Candidates have to :
- be PWN-Vienna members (both men and women)
- record a short video of yourself and tell us what your biggest struggle about finding a job in Austria has been, how will taking part in the Job Application Boot Camp help you overcome it, and why exactly you should win one of the 4 scholarships.
- Send the video to office@austria4beginners.at by March 18th, 2022.
The winner will be notified by email by March 21st.
Meet the team

Sarah Seidl
German language instructor
Sarah is one of the founders of Germinis – a language school with a revulutionary approach to learning German, and the talanted language instructor behind Sarahs Worte.

Monica Bartl
HR Specialist
Monica is a seasoned HR specialist with over 15 years of experience in the field. She has successfully consulted executives in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), South and Eastern Europe (SEE).

Elizabeth C. Miller
Conversational and networking specialist
Elizabeth is a conversation advocate and the founder of the Talk with ECM. She empowers busy professionals to use English more confidently and expand opportunities for work, networking & more.

Nora Varga
Lifestyle photographer
Nora is a lifestyle, family, children, and portrait photographer based in Vienna. Photography is not just a profession, but her true passion and she lets that shine through her pictures!

Miglena Hofer & Severina Ditzov
Legal professionals
Miglena and Severina are the lawyers behind of Austria for beginners, business consultant, passionate parentpreneurs and committed supporters of the international community in Austria.
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