How Hard Is Really To Get A Job In Spain?
Apr 10th 2016, 6:53 am
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Re: How Hard Is Really To Get A Job In Spain?
My answer to the heading of the thread is that it is extremely difficult for Spanish nationals who are highly qualified and of course are fluent Spanish speakers. Ask yourself the question in reverse, how difficult would it be for a Spanish person who is not a fluent English speaker to gain work in the types of occupations that you mention in the UK.
As others have already said it is very difficult for people of working age to gain employment at the moment. Many still live with their parents and grandparents even if they are lucky enough to be in work due to the fact that the pay scales are low.
Good luck with your research.
Rosemary
As others have already said it is very difficult for people of working age to gain employment at the moment. Many still live with their parents and grandparents even if they are lucky enough to be in work due to the fact that the pay scales are low.
Good luck with your research.
Rosemary
Think we might have to look at Gibraltar work so live around the Malaga/Andalucia area.
Apr 10th 2016, 7:48 am
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Re: How Hard Is Really To Get A Job In Spain?
If you're looking for IT jobs then you may start with the website InfoJobs.
Another good place (if you're ok working on IT startups) is https://betabeers.com/post/ where they always have vacancies under the "empleo" tab. Of course it depends on your skillset, and the jobs are generally in the big cities eg Madrid, Barcelona.
The reason why you may find differing responses here, is because a lot of expats will understandably choose to locate on the Med coast (and in smaller settlements). You wouldn't choose to target a small village in Cornwall if looking for an IT job in England.
Be warned - if you don't speak Spanish, AND you are applying for jobs without an address in Spain, then you may find it hard to even get a response, unless you have very specialised skills.
Another good place (if you're ok working on IT startups) is https://betabeers.com/post/ where they always have vacancies under the "empleo" tab. Of course it depends on your skillset, and the jobs are generally in the big cities eg Madrid, Barcelona.
The reason why you may find differing responses here, is because a lot of expats will understandably choose to locate on the Med coast (and in smaller settlements). You wouldn't choose to target a small village in Cornwall if looking for an IT job in England.
Be warned - if you don't speak Spanish, AND you are applying for jobs without an address in Spain, then you may find it hard to even get a response, unless you have very specialised skills.
Apr 10th 2016, 4:09 pm
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Re: How Hard Is Really To Get A Job In Spain?
As a guide we met a personable young lady a couple of nights ago. Italian by birth, perfect English and Spanish with some German. She was an accountant although without Spanish qualifications. It has taken her two years to get a job, part-time, as a waitress in a Chinese Restaurant.
Apr 10th 2016, 5:47 pm
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Re: How Hard Is Really To Get A Job In Spain?
This very weekend I was served at a restaurant by a very personable young Spanish man from Madrid. He had a degree in computer studies and was a fully qualified Microsoft technician and yet he had come to England to find work. His colleague was a qualified nurse from Portugal - same problem. Both of them explained how bad things were in their respective countries in terms of unemployment , opportunities etc. Felt desperately sorry for them.
Apr 11th 2016, 7:56 am
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Re: How Hard Is Really To Get A Job In Spain?
Massive unemployment and a terrible education system
Socially then Spain is friendlier towards children than the UK, but that is only if you live in the right neighbourhood and have all the support from your extended family like most Spanish families have
