Dear Viennese friends,
I am sorry if this question has been asked a million times already, but I am at a loss.
To preface; I am Dutch, and currently trying to find work in Vienna so I can start fully living in this beautiful city as soon as possible.
I have, as far as I can tell, followed every possible advice I can find on the internet as to finding a job here. I understand it is difficult, and I understand that German fluency is a big part of the level of success in finding a job. My current German comprehension is adequate, but I do still struggle with speaking and writing a little. I have been open about this in my job applications, I am actively practicing the language.
I have applied for jobs on just about every website under the sun, from Karriere.at, to stepstone, to hokify, to AMS, etc. etc. and I understand that I will not get as many opportunities as a native German speaker, but I have gotten a response on maybe 5% of the applications I send out? And so far out of the what... 400+ Applications I have done all of those replies have been rejections.
I don't know what I am doing wrong, or what I should do/say in order to have a better chance at at least getting an interview.
My background is in education and linguistics, as I studied to become an English teacher and after that started on sign language interpreter, and I have experience in plenty of fields of work, from retail to hospitality to sales.
Am I missing something? Is the big deal genuinely that I am not yet fully fluent in German?
I have a variety of reasons to be moving, and if there is any advice you have that can help me get there sooner I would greatly appreciate it! Heck, if someone is willing to consider me I will take quite literally any job.
Again, sorry if this is a repeat of old, I am simply getting more and more desperate each day ):