9 Ways We Welcome New Talent to Vienna
‘People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ — Maya Angelou
When it comes to onboarding and welcoming new team members at the TourRadar Vienna HQ, ensuring our talent feel welcome and confident from their first moment is our primary goal.
We want all new talent to have the tools, confidence, and support to settle in successfully to their new role and lives in Vienna. Making you feel welcome and comfortable in the city, not just the office, is at the heart of everything we do.
The vast majority of our team, from our CEO through to our customer support team, have been through the upheaval of moving to a new country and know first-hand the struggles and stress that can come along with such a big change.
Thankfully, we also know the ingredients needed to make the move as seamless and successful as possible.
In our Vienna office, over 80% of our team members come from other countries and cities to join our growing team. So we know the hurdles, hustle, and risk it takes to make the choice to uproot your life, family, and pups, and commit to a company that will grow your career.
That’s why we’ve shaped our onboarding and hiring process to enable people to succeed from the very first moment they join TourRadar.
Here are just some of the ways we support our team members who are coming to Vienna to develop their career and lifestyle in a new city.
1) Expert Visa Support
If you are the right person for the job, we will provide you with hands-on visa support to get the legal permission to live and work in Vienna. We also take into account and advise on the requirements for any partners or children who may be joining you in moving to Vienna.
Our in-house visa support experts will have tailor-made advice for your personal situation to ensure your visa application goes as smoothly as possible, with minimal headaches on your side.
Once you receive your visa, they are also there to help with any additional paperwork, renewals, and ongoing communication with the visa department of Austria.
2) Personalised Support for Housing
One of the most stressful things in life is moving house, and in competitive housing markets, it’s not easy to find the ideal place to live when you’re new to a city. Knowing the ideal districts, average rental costs, and proximity to schools or stores is critical when making the right choices in your early transition to life abroad.
Enter — your own VIP housing assistant! Our in-house expert gets in touch prior to your start date at TourRadar to find out what your personal requirements are and work alongside you to find the best option for your first months of living in Vienna.
Use them to find the ideal home and ask any of the fiddly questions that come along with relocating your life abroad.
3) Easy Banking Setup
Prior to your first start date with TourRadar, our team gets in touch to ensure you have all the necessary logistics of living abroad established.
This includes our partnership with Erste Bank, who we work with to set up your banking details and accounts as soon as possible. By setting this up early, you can easily transfer funds, submit your salary paperwork and have access to withdraw cash in Austria without hefty international withdrawal and conversion fees from your home bank.
Erste Bank offers all their services online in English, so you can manage your finances with confidence, and their handy George app lets you track and manage your spend and create simple reports on-the-go.
Aside from banking setup, our People team is also there to assist in any other paperwork that goes along with an international move and help you in translating any official documents you receive in German.
4) Welcome Buddy in Office
Turning up to a new, cool office for your first day can be intimidating. We’ve all been nervous newbies stressed if our ‘ first-day’ outfit hits the right mix of professional but casual, right?
And sure your boss will talk you through the important stuff — but who will explain where to get the wifi password, what’s the best lunch spot nearby, and, crucially, how to use the coffee machine?!
We make sure that every new team member has an office buddy — someone you can turn to for all the basic questions and who will guide you through office lingo, perks, and silly jokes. Someone to be your sidekick at office outings, and show you the ropes so you feel part of the team straight away. Your office buddy is your first point of contact on day one in the office and will be your sidekick to help you find your feet in the first weeks.
6) Free German Classes
We make the challenge of learning German easier by sponsoring weekly group classes for levels A1 — B1 so you can more easily adapt to the local language.
The advantage of having free classes in the office means you don’t have to worry about the additional costs or complications of getting to class on time. Plus, you’ll be learning with fellow teammates who will keep you motivated to sprechen sie Deutsch. You’ll be ordering your strudel and schnapps like a local in no time.
7) Welcome Pack of Essential Info About Vienna
To help you settle in quickly, we have our very own TR Vienna Guide, filled with personal recommendations from team members. It’s our comprehensive rundown on how to navigate life in the city.
Included in the guide are tips on where to eat, the best bars and coffee shops, hidden local gems of the city, where to shop, and a list of English-speaking doctors and services for your time here.
With the handy guide at your fingertips and plenty of team members to chat with, adjusting to your new home and finding the unique places throughout the city is a breeze.
8) Fun Events to Meet the Team
Though you’ll have plenty of time to speak with teammates in the office, there’s nothing better than a team outing to really connect with your colleagues.
Every month, we host an all-hands team outing that is free to attend for all TR team members, organised by our monthly volunteer ‘Chief Fun Officers.’ From pasta making nights, family picnic days, Halloween celebrations, cake making contests and more, these monthly events are a great way to meet and mingle with people at TourRadar and build your community in Vienna.
These events are on top of our regular ad-hoc BBQs on the terrace, department lunches and weekends away where you can explore the countryside of Austria and beyond to nearby Budapest, Prague, or Bratislava with teammates. With ‘keep travelling’ as one of our core values, our team makes sure to explore together as often as possible!
9) Career Development Opportunities and Networking
Vienna is one of Europe’s emerging startup hubs, and TourRadar is placed squarely in the middle of the thriving startup scene.
We regularly host industry events to build your network in our centrally located office, where developers, designers, and travel industry experts from the local scene attend and network to help you build your career connections.
Additionally, TourRadar hosts a number of internal initiatives, from sessions on public speaking to destination-specific information sessions and team hackathons to encourage each individual team members’ personal development.
We commit to these initiatives because we know how important it is to find your feet both in your career and in living abroad. By working together through the challenges, we’re here to help you flourish in your life & career in Vienna. Click here to see our available job openings.
