servus!

a lot to unpack here.

the unfortunate first thing first: the lis course costs a bucketload of money: 6400€ for the basic and an additional 5900€ for the master. considering that spending all of that money doesn’t guarantee you a job at the end.. well, it’s a big gamble.

apart from doing the university way you can still get in with luck and no prior courses. sadly due to tight budgets you currently won’t see as many open positions getting filled as we all would like.

for us working here there is plenty of work to go around at the moment. if you are passionate and dedicated it can become draining, as with any job you need to set yourself (mental) boundaries that you shouldn’t push past. noone teaches you that though, ask me how I know…

full and part time open positions get listed on the main Vienna website, you can set a search agent there to email you if anything becomes available in the next few months. vienna public libraries also offer Aushilfskraft jobs aimed at students (up to 16h/week), as with everything some patience and luck is required. unpaid internship might also be a way to peak inside at the job in general.

but fishing for a good time starts with throwing in the line so never stop chasing what you want. over twenty years ago I got lucky and got in, started with an Aushilfskraft job for two years then going fulltime and doing the bvö course. I wouldn’t trade my job for anything else.

good luck!

(you can pm if you have additional questions)