Moving to Spain. City, job and quality of life?

Question

I'm from Mexico and a legal resident of the United States finishing my bachelor degree in International Business with an emphasis in Marketing. I speak Spanish and English fluently and some Italian. After graduation I want to move to spain to pursue an marketing career. I've also considered Italy.

Does anyone know what part of Spain would have good paying jobs and how hard is it to get a job with an american degree? I'm also considering finishing an MBA in the United States and then moving. Does it matter if you have an MBA from USA instead of somewhere in Europe?

I would appreciate any information from anyone that lives or has lived there. Thank you.

Answer 1

Hola,

Yo soy catalan y vivo en USA , buena suerte con lo de encontrar trabajo con un buen sueldo particularmente sin una licenciatura en una Universidad espanola , te va a costar.

Los sueldos en comparacion con USA son muy bajos alli no se le da mucha importancia porque el nivel consumista es menor que aqui, pero para gente acostubrada al ritmo de visa americano es complicaso sobrevivir con un suledo medio espanol.

Normalmente un licenciado en Derecho , Psicologia, etc... de inicio en los primeros tiempo trabajando raramente gana mas de 1500 euros al mes , unos 1900-2000 USD al cambio de hoy, los alquileres en ciudades grandes son caros , cambia mucho de vivir en Barcelona Madrid, Valnecia a vivir en capitames mas pequenas como Valladolid, Granada, Jaen, Cordoba, etc...

Lo que si es cierto es que la calidad de vida es mucho mayor que aqui . La diferencia aqui se vive para trabajar y alli se trabaj para vivir , el trabjo no es una prioridad para la mayor parte de la gente .

Buena suerte en tu aventura espanola

Answer 2

You´re going to have a hard time finding a good paying job, but if this is what you really want you should definitely try it.

Answer 3

There are jobs in marketing in Spain. The jobs are mainly in Madrid.

I agree with the previous writer but would add that the pay is better if you can find a job in Spain from the States.

I would recommend that you get some good experience working with a multinational before you go or get them to send you.

Spain has some excellent business graduates but there is high graduate unemployment.

Madrid is like a very small, much richer, D.F. The sea is a 5 hour drive away.

The other center, Barcelona, is a port and, I think,  a better place to live and work. Employers there often seek Catalan speakers.

Regarding your qualifications, a good MBA from a good university always pays the bills in any country.

Being a native Spanish speaker is a big plus for any foreigner in finding work.

Good luck!