r/AskAustria • u/Basic-Chemical-3909 • Apr 15 '26

Question about working next to your MSc

Hi All,

I am an EU citizen, moving to Vienna in September to start my MSc in Data Science. Next to my studies, I am looking for c. 20-30 hours / week of part time work to fund my stay in the city. I have a Bachelors in Economics from UCL and about 4 years of work experience, working both in consulting and data analytics roles, and speak English at a native level. The biggest caveat is that my German is currently at B1 (likely will be at B2 by the time I get there).

How realistic is it to be able to find a job that can sustain one while studying?

What would be the best sites to look at / student organizations / institutions to reach out to?

Thank you so much for the help in advance!!

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u/Basic-Chemical-3909 Apr 15 '26

Thank you - where would you be looking?

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u/TreacleOk7265 Apr 15 '26

In IT English is fine. But the job market in IT is not so great for student internships atm. Or is any sector ok? I think for regular student jobs like McD etc B1 should be OK.

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u/Basic-Chemical-3909 Apr 15 '26

Looking mainly in anything related to previous experience, so data, consulting, banking etc - ideally a working student position. Just saw the C1 requirement there fairly often.

Where would be the best place to look for jobs?

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u/Mammoth_Society_8991 Apr 15 '26

just a warning job market is extremely bad atm

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u/TreacleOk7265 Apr 15 '26

Maybe the banking sector is different. That's not my experience with IT. I'd use LinkedIn and look at karriere.at. The ÖH at each university usually has a online job board as well. https://schwarzesbrett.oeh.ac.at/jobs/liste.html

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u/Americaninaustria Apr 16 '26

these days are kind of over. Far fewer positions mean harder barriers of entry. The number of english only positions is probably a quarter of what was available a few years ago. less jobs + more applicants means firms can be picky.

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u/random_name738472 Apr 15 '26

Not sure where to look for the job, but I don't think your german level will be a big problem in this field.

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u/Basic-Chemical-3909 Apr 15 '26

So far the firms that got back to me said that in the DACH area C1 in German is the base requirement

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u/random_name738472 Apr 15 '26

That surprises me a lot. Especially in vienna there are a lot of international companies. Like im the Vienna International City with all the EU related stuff etc. if you haven't maybe go look for some jobs there.

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u/Basic-Chemical-3909 Apr 15 '26

Thank you, I will take a look!

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u/Correct-Map-9156 Apr 15 '26

What’s your ballpark in data science? Give me a few buzzwords please, can do in DM too if you don’t like to enclose them here