I want to work in Spain. (Barcelona, Madrid...ect. I don't care where.)?

Question

What is the best way to get a job in Spain? I am an interior designer and want to move to Spain. Is there any chance I can get hooked up with a architecture or int design firm? My Spanish is a bit more then beginner. I want to live in Spain to perfect the language. Where would the best place (city/area) to look? Is it more difficult for Americans to get a visa? Thanks for any help you can offer.

Answer 1

I'm from barcelona. It's a cosmopolitan city with a good architecture  so for your job would be good. To perfect the language I definetely don't reccomend you BCN because we speak catalan!

foreigners who live in Barcelona talk well about the city. If you don't have money don't go to BCN because rent a flat is very expensive.

que vagi bé (es: que vaya bien, en: Luck in the future)

Answer 2

Where are you from now?  I've been to Spain before, and absolutely love it.  Their architecure (cant spell today) is amazing.  I'd probably say Barcelona too, like the person said above.  I'm going there next summer for San Fermin (running of the bullls) in Pamplona

I heard their is a really good school in Mexico that can teach you the language in Cuernavaca, MX.  Actually heard it from a few ppl. (business owners, executives...)

Answer 3

As someone who has gone totally crazy in the past couple of years trying to get jobs in Spain, I can definitely say that it is NOT at all easy to get a work permit in the European Union as an American!! I was just looking for small jobs in academies as an English teacher, so I did manage to find a few places that would pay me "under the table" without a contract, but larger companies would be much less likely to work that way. The government is really strict about not hiring non-EUers, and most businesses don't want to take that risk. It is possible for them to help you to apply to get a work permit, but it's a long (1-2 years I've heard) and complicated process that most businesses don't want to deal with. Whenever I ran into foreigners working in Spain, is was usually through one of three ways: they had a Spanish parent (so they had a Spanish passport as well), they were married to a Spaniard (most common), or they were working without a contract.

If you do try to find a job there, best of luck! I hope it works out for you.

Answer 4

Well, You must speak the language well enough to work.

You should have an internationally recognised qualification and proveable experience.

Madrid and Barcelona are the places to be. That´s where the money is.

Prepare a nice looking sales document and send it to all the architects in both provinces.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Sorry I can't help with specifics, but I would suggest Barcelona because it's a very artsy area.  Places like that are usually open to new designers, etc.

I would try google for more specifics

Answer 6

hey this is why  yahoo answers is a very useful SITE!.

all  the people here have very good points!.

specially Itxaro.

here are some points I'd like to address.

1.-Barcelona is located in Catalonia region which has a different language (catalonian language , is related to Latin language  like the french ,Spanish Italian are, but is it not Spanish) bad news!.

2.-the catalonian people dislike foreigners (GUIRIS) WHO SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGES OTHERS than catalonian language , specially the ones who speak basic Latin-American Spanish! there is an strong bias against Spanish speakers as a second language.

3.-the people in Spain don't know a word of English, the Mexican people know more English than the Spanish  , even the Portuguese people on the street have a conversational English level when in Spaniards don't.

4.-i think if you get a student visa for more than 6 months you can also get a work permit  could be possible to find a job. I was doing a research to study in Spain (Madrid) few years ago but I just decided to take a trip over there instead of travelling , but keep in mind Catalunya has different immigration and foreign affairs laws , i know for sure Madrid is under Spanish jurisdiction therefore is possible to get a work permit when living in Madrid I'm not sure if the same applies to Catalonya. Barcelona (BCN).

5.-The accommodation is really expensive that's why the people in Spain can't afford have a family, thus, they remain in their parents household until early 30's. If you find a job even a legal job over there , you won't be able to pay for your accommodation and you'll be forced to share it with strangers.

the Spanish people are living paycheck to paycheck and due to income equality you won't be able to find a wealthier boyfriend to marry up!.

6.-move there only if you have a job offer and it must be higher than 1500 euros to starting considering it, or at least get a friend of yours to take a trip together.

7.-i did read your answer about Dubai option.

i think is a good option due the highest male to female ratio which  is leaning towards you .

You 'll be able to find a job there ,you can also find an skilled engineer to marry up!.

Dubai has 40% percent more males than females.

Common sense tells me  there is a great change to find a boyfriend who is seeking desperately for a girlfriend, I've been in towns with 15%percent more women than men and believe me the STATISTICS favoured me a lot!, i assume UAE  may be seeking a solution to curb this disparity among genders by attracting skilled females workers from overseas.

8.-Spain does not have a high quality of living, I'm of the think me as a mexican and being skilled, the quality of living does not improve a lot, It's a little bit higher , take into account the mexican people do have children that's make a huge difference on the other hand, spain Is suffering from the lowest birth ratio in the western hemisphere probably the lowest in the world thus they are not so screwed like my fellow mexican who have 4 or 5 children.

you know what I mean?.

Summary  

Europe  has tighter labor laws and markets.

The unemployment in spain is above 8% and growing(comparing it with U.S. 4 or 5%)

  The quality of living does not improve with your  qualification in a high extent.

they have fixed salaries instead of free market salaries that's why spain has one of the lowest income gap in Europe ATUALLY SPAIN has the lowest salaries in the whole europe besides Portugal, Greece..

Spain is heading to a recession due to the burst in the local housing bubble, so the constrution SECTOR is cooling down   all over Spain  you may have trouble to find a construction-related JOB in the coming months, Let's hope they experience a soft landing in the housing sector otherwise spain may crash economically.

keywords

"spanish housing"

"spain economy"

"spainish housing bubble"

"mileurismo"

"spain deficit account"

"spain unsustainable" check the link below!.

just to finish , talk about this with an economist and qualified persons , changing one's dwelling place is a quite hard decision (A LIFE CHANGING desicion) that should be taken too seriously

you have to take into consideration  not only the current job market conditons but the economic performace in the short and the long run as well.

accordingly to my interpretation of the spanish economy's statistics  is a no go place either in the short run or long run to seek fortune over there.

thanks.

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