All information about the international recruitment process of the Region of Carinthia

With the Carinthian Specialists Agency, the Region of Carinthia offers a comprehensive recruitment service tailored to your company’s requirements. Our aim is to counteract the urgent shortage of skilled workers on the Carinthian labour market and to support Carinthian companies in finding the right employees by offering a comprehensive range of services. The Carinthian Specialists Agency takes over the entire recruitment process in direct coordination with companies in Carinthia, creates job profiles tailored to their individual needs and undertakes the international search for suitable personnel. All steps, from the technical pre-selection to the job interview, are professionally accompanied and thus qualified employees are recruited for the Carinthian labour market on a lasting basis.

 

You need, we help: our personnel service for your company

Through targeted worldwide recruitment, we facilitate your access to international talent and promote the economic development of Carinthia. Our mission is to close gaps in the labour market and enable Carinthian entrepreneurs and employees to have a successful future.

 

The 3^rd call-up of the industry starts on 10 March 2026 as a dual process including extended occupations where there is a workforce deficit.

Companies can register their need for international specialists as part of the current industry call from 10 March to 14 June 2026. We are looking for specialists in the fields of IT, metalworking professions, electrical engineering professions, as well as those professional and commercial sectors that are on the nationwide list of short-staffed occupations and the regional list of short-staffed occupations (with the exception of nursing professions).

The number of places available is limited. Allocation is based on the principle of first come, first served. Each company can register their requirements for a maximum of five specialists. If there is demand beyond this, you can clarify this in advance in a personal meeting with Fachkräfteagentur, the Specialists Agency for the Region of Carinthia.

If funding places are still available at the end of this first round, as part of the 3^rd industry call, a second round including nursing professions is planned for September.

The process

Step by step to hiring an international specialist: How the Carinthian recruitment process works. Click on one of the 6 phases for all the details and a short explanatory video!

 

Which professions can be registered?

 A notification of requirements is possible for all professions that are included in the current list of short-staffed occupations (with the exception of nursing professions). This list is defined nationwide and updated regularly: to the current nationwide list.

Regionally available occupations are also taken into account and are listed here: to the current regional list.

 

In order to provide companies with better orientation, four selected occupational groups are described in more detail below, along with a brief overview of the short-staffed occupations.

To the registration form

 

 

What you should know in advance: Time frame and important rules

Recruiting international specialists is a multi-stage process that is subject to legal and organisational framework conditions.

So that you can plan realistically, you will find important rules, influencing factors and time frames presented here in a transparent and comprehensible manner.

 

Binding framework conditions

• Working on a trial basis is not possible:
  Employment can only take place once all legal and official procedures have been completed and the relevant authorisations have been obtained.
• Binding nature of funding commitment:
  With a funding commitment, companies declare their binding participation in the process. Cancellation at short notice after commitment is not possible.

 

 

What does the duration of the process depend on?

The duration of the process is not standardised. It depends on several factors, in particular:

• professional sector
• country of origin of the specialist
• recognition of qualifications
• level of completion of the documents
• official proceedings in Austria and abroad

 

The aim is to make the process as efficient and plannable as possible. The Specialists Agency of the Province of Carinthia will support you in this process and will be happy to advise you in a personal meeting on realistic time frames and possible options for your specific requirements.

 

You can use the following as a guide for your planning:

• Search, pre-selection and qualification check:
  Once the order has been confirmed, the Specialists Agency usually schedules around eight weeks for the search, pre-selection of candidates, check of qualifications, presentation of candidates and interviews.

• Entry and taking up employment:
  Once you have decided in favour of a specialist, entry usually takes five to ten months, depending on the country of origin and the official procedures.
• The following examples show typical timelines for individual steps and provide an insight into why the process can take significantly shorter or longer depending on the industry and country of origin.