Any advice for an American citizen looking to work in Barcelona, Spain this upcoming summer 2008?
I am planning to go to Barcelona, Spain to work this upcoming summer. I was wondering if anybody has had any experience find a job there as a foreigner, specifically an American citizen. I would like to stay longer than the summer if possible, possibly up to a year, but I"ll take what I can get. Thanks for your help!
Catalunya - 5 Answers
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ah! my people. good choice my friend. no experience, seeing as im in 8th grade, but this is obvious--learn spanish. try teaching english to kids.
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I understand that the visa situation is this: if you are NOT a member of the EU, you can´t get one. Can´t get a visa, can´t work legally, not on your own. That said, you may be able to get something through CIEE, or some similar exchange program. Try searching Work Exchange Programs. link to Spain.
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I am an American who has been living and working legally in Spain since 1992. As another person said, it is extremely difficult, but not impossible, to work legally in the country. The fact of the matter is that most potential employers do not want to waste their time legalizing anyone who is just going to be around for a little while. But with perseverance you may find someone who is interested in taking you on as an intern...or working illegally in the service industry. Another option is to come to study "something" and you can them work in the related field for obtaining job experience.
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What kind of work are you looking for? If it is the temporary, summer work type, it will be difficult to get legally.
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long hours little euro
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
How can I work in Spain
How can I work in Spain?
I'm 16 I want to work there as soon as I can maybe when I finish school this year. I really like the team real madrid and my idol is cristiano ronaldo. I'd love to go 2 one of his matches and meet him. That is my dream. Is it hard 2 get a job there and is renting expensive, just wondering? I wish to go there one day.
Other - Spain - 5 Answers
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By the time you can find a job in Spain, Ronaldo may have retired!
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Madrid is expensive, not as much as London, but it is expensive. It's almost impossible to find a job now, being 16 with no experience and qualifications (you're too young to have any) all you can hope for is a part time job at Burger King or the like. And you can't live on that in Madrid. You can always save money for a short holiday in Madrid including tickets for a Real Madrid game.
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I don't think you can. I believe you have to be at least 18, and you pretty much (until the economy changes) have to be a citizen. You realize there are 30% of the population (that's millions of people) looking for work. "is it hard 2 get a job"??? Yeah. Hard to get a job, especially when you don't know how to write your OWN language properly, but also, you know, because there are thousands of people applying for every job that is open, and YOU aren't likely to even be eligible! Hopefully, by the time you are 18 and LEGAL to work, then the economy might be better than it has been these last two years. Oh, yeah...fluency in the language is kinda a requirement.
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Statistically you probably stand more chance playing alongside Ronaldo than getting a job over here.
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Not perhaps for you but maybe others may be interested. Tui are looking for a Summer 2010 Finance Administrator on the Jobs Financial web site. Lets face it, jobs in Spain are few and far between so I thought thaty I would pass it on.
I'm 16 I want to work there as soon as I can maybe when I finish school this year. I really like the team real madrid and my idol is cristiano ronaldo. I'd love to go 2 one of his matches and meet him. That is my dream. Is it hard 2 get a job there and is renting expensive, just wondering? I wish to go there one day.
Other - Spain - 5 Answers
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By the time you can find a job in Spain, Ronaldo may have retired!
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Madrid is expensive, not as much as London, but it is expensive. It's almost impossible to find a job now, being 16 with no experience and qualifications (you're too young to have any) all you can hope for is a part time job at Burger King or the like. And you can't live on that in Madrid. You can always save money for a short holiday in Madrid including tickets for a Real Madrid game.
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I don't think you can. I believe you have to be at least 18, and you pretty much (until the economy changes) have to be a citizen. You realize there are 30% of the population (that's millions of people) looking for work. "is it hard 2 get a job"??? Yeah. Hard to get a job, especially when you don't know how to write your OWN language properly, but also, you know, because there are thousands of people applying for every job that is open, and YOU aren't likely to even be eligible! Hopefully, by the time you are 18 and LEGAL to work, then the economy might be better than it has been these last two years. Oh, yeah...fluency in the language is kinda a requirement.
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Statistically you probably stand more chance playing alongside Ronaldo than getting a job over here.
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Not perhaps for you but maybe others may be interested. Tui are looking for a Summer 2010 Finance Administrator on the Jobs Financial web site. Lets face it, jobs in Spain are few and far between so I thought thaty I would pass it on.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
What does it take for an American to work in Spain
What does it take for an American to work in Spain?
Besides an English teacher, what other position can on part take in?
Other - Spain - 6 Answers
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You don't mention whether or not you speak Spanish? Either way you will have a problem...but if you don't speak Spanish it will be even more difficult. It's not the best time to be looking for employment in Spain at the moment!
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I see I'm not the only American who's dying to live in Spain. :) I've read that international business is a good field. I don't know much about it but if you were to work for a company that has an office in Spain you could ask to be transferred abroad. The American company would help you deal with all the bureaucracy and all the crap that goes with it. There may be other options, I have the same problem, originally the goal was for me to stay in Spain long enough to get my TEFL certification and then return to Mexico and get work down there... but the more I hear about Spain the more I wanna stay there forever! Everybody accuses me of making this up but I had Spanish ancestors and it just kills me that I've sacrificed all my life just to go to Spain for a couple months and if they hadn't come to America I might have been Spanish!! Me siento fatal... Espero que te haya ayudado, hope I've helped! Hey, I nearly forgot. Are you familiar with this website? www.transitionsabroad.com They may have some ideas. also go online and type in Spain and expatriate and see what you can google. Suerte chica. :D
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You probably couldn't get a job as an English teacher right now, either. Ummmm. A WAAAAAY better economy! Try CIEE (okay, mostly English teaching) or just search Work in Spain. You will need a Visa, and probably have to get it on your own, though some of those placement agencies will help you find one. They will be sure you have one before they send you...if they are any good, as their reputation rest upon getting LEGAL employees. Problem is, right now, the economy is SOOOOOOOO rough in Spain, that few places are hiring, and the government isn't issuing a lot of those visas. ¡Buena Suerte! Oh, yeah. Ability to speak Spanish is a huge must, too, as already mentioned.
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You should chouse Ibiza...it´s easy to find work there,better payment and is very good that you speak english...i live there and is good...the rest of spain has very big economic problems... Maybe you will be interested about my site content.The ads from there offers the best prices for rooms.flights and clubbing...so start planning your holiday http://ibizalife.synthasite.com/
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at present with nearly four million people unemployed construction industry on its backside and believe me there is no pc rubbish here any jobs going the Spanish get them whether you speak spanish or not they look after there own expats that have lived here for years are going home in there droves i,m ok retired so don't need to work i was taking to a spaniard only last night who works at malaga airport he told me that the tourists are not coming because of the strength of the euro and that the car parks are running short of parking spaces because of car left there and the owners gone home and due to spanish car registration laws no one can or will move them best stay where you are for now
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First you have to get a visa and this will only entitle you to visit Spain for 3 months. In reality you can get away with being here much longer.. In the larger cities such as Madrid there are a lot of large American corporations setting up so it would be easier to get a job through one of these. Being a non EU you are treated in just the same way as imigrants from Morocco, and this is not very good. To work here legally for a US citizen is very difficult as the paperwork requirements are ridiculously strict and complex, they seem to go out of their way to make it virtually impossible (unless you are married to a Spanish resident). Jobs don't go to the Spanish only. I have always been employed here and have worked for a couple of Spanish lawyers who could have employed a Spanish girl. In fact, the Spanish are complaining that a lot of Eastern Europeans are taking up the few jobs in the construction industry. Eastern Europeans are often employed in the tourist trade as they normally learn to speak Spanish and don't seem to have a problem learning other languages that are needed in the tourist industry. However if you want to work in a totally Spanish customer orientated business, a foreigner would find it very difficult especially if you are not fluent in Spanish.
Besides an English teacher, what other position can on part take in?
Other - Spain - 6 Answers
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You don't mention whether or not you speak Spanish? Either way you will have a problem...but if you don't speak Spanish it will be even more difficult. It's not the best time to be looking for employment in Spain at the moment!
2 :
I see I'm not the only American who's dying to live in Spain. :) I've read that international business is a good field. I don't know much about it but if you were to work for a company that has an office in Spain you could ask to be transferred abroad. The American company would help you deal with all the bureaucracy and all the crap that goes with it. There may be other options, I have the same problem, originally the goal was for me to stay in Spain long enough to get my TEFL certification and then return to Mexico and get work down there... but the more I hear about Spain the more I wanna stay there forever! Everybody accuses me of making this up but I had Spanish ancestors and it just kills me that I've sacrificed all my life just to go to Spain for a couple months and if they hadn't come to America I might have been Spanish!! Me siento fatal... Espero que te haya ayudado, hope I've helped! Hey, I nearly forgot. Are you familiar with this website? www.transitionsabroad.com They may have some ideas. also go online and type in Spain and expatriate and see what you can google. Suerte chica. :D
3 :
You probably couldn't get a job as an English teacher right now, either. Ummmm. A WAAAAAY better economy! Try CIEE (okay, mostly English teaching) or just search Work in Spain. You will need a Visa, and probably have to get it on your own, though some of those placement agencies will help you find one. They will be sure you have one before they send you...if they are any good, as their reputation rest upon getting LEGAL employees. Problem is, right now, the economy is SOOOOOOOO rough in Spain, that few places are hiring, and the government isn't issuing a lot of those visas. ¡Buena Suerte! Oh, yeah. Ability to speak Spanish is a huge must, too, as already mentioned.
4 :
You should chouse Ibiza...it´s easy to find work there,better payment and is very good that you speak english...i live there and is good...the rest of spain has very big economic problems... Maybe you will be interested about my site content.The ads from there offers the best prices for rooms.flights and clubbing...so start planning your holiday http://ibizalife.synthasite.com/
5 :
at present with nearly four million people unemployed construction industry on its backside and believe me there is no pc rubbish here any jobs going the Spanish get them whether you speak spanish or not they look after there own expats that have lived here for years are going home in there droves i,m ok retired so don't need to work i was taking to a spaniard only last night who works at malaga airport he told me that the tourists are not coming because of the strength of the euro and that the car parks are running short of parking spaces because of car left there and the owners gone home and due to spanish car registration laws no one can or will move them best stay where you are for now
6 :
First you have to get a visa and this will only entitle you to visit Spain for 3 months. In reality you can get away with being here much longer.. In the larger cities such as Madrid there are a lot of large American corporations setting up so it would be easier to get a job through one of these. Being a non EU you are treated in just the same way as imigrants from Morocco, and this is not very good. To work here legally for a US citizen is very difficult as the paperwork requirements are ridiculously strict and complex, they seem to go out of their way to make it virtually impossible (unless you are married to a Spanish resident). Jobs don't go to the Spanish only. I have always been employed here and have worked for a couple of Spanish lawyers who could have employed a Spanish girl. In fact, the Spanish are complaining that a lot of Eastern Europeans are taking up the few jobs in the construction industry. Eastern Europeans are often employed in the tourist trade as they normally learn to speak Spanish and don't seem to have a problem learning other languages that are needed in the tourist industry. However if you want to work in a totally Spanish customer orientated business, a foreigner would find it very difficult especially if you are not fluent in Spanish.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Do American phones, unlocked, work in Spain
Do American phones, unlocked, work in Spain?
I want to get the sony Ericsson xperia x1, and i need to know if i can buy it at the states and it will still work the same in spain.
Cell Phones & Plans - 2 Answers
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Prob not cuase they wont have the same network as you
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Hi Despite what the previous answerer said, if it is unlocked then the network is not important. However the US uses a different frequency/band to most of the rest of the world. In Europe we use 900/1800 Mhz and in the US they use 850 Mhz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri_band) so you need to make sure that the phone is set up to work with different frequencies. Make sure you buy the right version - there are two, the X1a and X1c: http://www.multicellphone.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-white-paper-shows-two-versions-x1a-and-x1c/ Hope that is useful.
I want to get the sony Ericsson xperia x1, and i need to know if i can buy it at the states and it will still work the same in spain.
Cell Phones & Plans - 2 Answers
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Prob not cuase they wont have the same network as you
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Hi Despite what the previous answerer said, if it is unlocked then the network is not important. However the US uses a different frequency/band to most of the rest of the world. In Europe we use 900/1800 Mhz and in the US they use 850 Mhz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri_band) so you need to make sure that the phone is set up to work with different frequencies. Make sure you buy the right version - there are two, the X1a and X1c: http://www.multicellphone.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-white-paper-shows-two-versions-x1a-and-x1c/ Hope that is useful.
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