Saturday, March 7, 2009

How good does your Spanish have to be to work in Spain


How good does your Spanish have to be to work in Spain?
I'm Planning on Moving to Spain this Summer, temporarily, to work in Hospitality Management, such as Owning a Cafe, Bar, Hotel etc etc. & I was wondering how good spanish has to be? Fluent? *sigh* I am an EU Citizen.
Immigration - 5 Answers
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1 :
Fluent would be best.
2 :
It would be very helpful and very wise to be able to communicate in Spanish. You would not have to be fluent, but being effective would be important. "I was wondering how GOOD Spanish has to be?" would be considered poorly written English. I would hope that your ability to speak Spanish would be better than your ability to ask the question. I doubt that you will find as many people who speak English in Spain as you would find in other European countries such as Denmark or the Netherlands.
3 :
You'll be immersed in it, and will become fluent rather quickly.
4 :
A.J your wasting your time trying to get work in Spain. There is a recession going on there also. Temporary work in Spain? how are you going to manage this? did you get an offer of a job there? Spain is an EU country so if your not an EU citizen I would forget it. An employer has to advertised any position in all other EU countries before they take someone from outside the EU. Then if your an EU citizen learn the language. Remember there is plenty of foreigners living in Spain who can speak Spanish, Dutch and Germans etc. Not been rude but the Briish are not knowing for been bilingual in any European language.
5 :
Try to work in Panama or a Cruise. Spain is not a good option. Spain has a very MF expensive stuff you can find. It is a good idea to be fluent if you go to Spain! If you go somewhere else, just comunicate!