How difficult is it to find a job in Spain?

Question

I WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THE US FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR LESS. I WANT TO TEST THE WATER AND EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CULTURE. CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME INSIGHTS ON WHAT I SHOULD EXPECT IN REGARDS TO WORK AND HOUSING. I AM YOUNG 23 YEARS OLD SO I AM ABLE TO ADAPT EASIER. IS TEACHING ENGLISH ANY GOOD?

Answer 1

I lived in Spain with the American Military in the mid 70's. Ex-patriots we met there were working for out of country firms and had got those jobs prior to relocating,

The latest unempoyment figures I can find are from 2004 and are not good - 11.1%

I love Spain and would love to go back to live.  If I do decide to do that though, I will secure a job with a US firm before I go.

Good luck.

Answer 2

I live n Andalucia region and there are Spanish./English Schools in the area.  You may wabnt to check into those and they can offer more insight into accomodations, pay etc.

Answer 3

I wouldn´t recommend it...I´ve been in and out of spain for the past year, there isn´t anything here, at least not in Bilbao or that area.

Answer 4

Yes, you can find a job teaching english in most cities in Spain, the only thing is, you must speak Spanish.

Answer 5

I'm from Spain. Unemployment is now around 8%, so 3 points lower than 2 years ago. That shows you thinks are getting better. We're getting a lot of immigrants and they stay.. because they find a job here. In Spain today is easy to find a non-qualified job: waiter, cleaner, agriculture, construction,....

As for a qualified job, it is a little bit more difficult but possible. Actually the best job you can do is teach English. You are a native speaker and because of that you can find a job as an english teacher. Academies may not need you being a teacher but they may require you to have a university degree of any kind. Otherwise you can work on your own, teaching privately. This job is quite well-paid and will help you to pay housing which is expensive in Spain, especially big cities and coastline.

I would advise you to learn as much Spanish as you can before you come. I'm from Spain and I'm in UK now where I've been for 2 years, one studying and one working. I'm going back to Spain in a few days but honestly the best decision of my life was going abroad. At least in Spain companies value people who have the courage to go abroad, study and/or work abroad specially if you overcome a language barrier.

Feel free to e-mail me if you need extre help.

Answer 6

If you want to be a waitress, there are jobs, at about 5€ an hour, which is about $6 an hour and very long hard hours. The chances of anything else are remote, its not cheap here and there is a recession brewing, cost of everything is rising and we see businesses closing each week, I live in Spain and can't wait to be able to get out, I would not recommend it, go somewhere like France, much better class of people and a much better country

Answer 7

It is not difficult to find a job in Spain if you speak spanish, otherwise it could be a problem. On the coast the best opportunity would be a job in the property business - this has been booming for many years and is showing no signs of slowing. Many of the jobs are however on a commission basis, if you have sales experience you could make a small fortune. Teaching English is OK but you must be fluent in Spanish.