What work opportunities are around in spain (malaga)?

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ann.inspain

It really depends on what your skills are. Bar work is usually easy to find in the summer, but please be aware that it is normally seasonal and many will require you to speak a little Spanish.
This newspaper has the biggest distribution for the English community. Have a look at the jobs section and also the accommodation to give you an idea of what you would be paying in rent.http://www.surinenglish.com

anguspm

Check out the possibilities of a students working visa at the spanish consulate in the USA. They may be able to help you...

For more on the legalities and if you make it over here:

http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/work-in-spain.html

dsluke2002

if you have eu passport and skills you have a chance, if not the underground economy is hard ,maybe you get bar work for 5 euro ahour and that wont be enough to live on

Ebony eyes

none!! i'm spanish and the work opportunities, even if u r graduated are poor...that's why i'm planning to move 2 englad at the begginig of july (by the way, is it true that social workers are well paid in UK)
good luck

SunnyDays

Its hard to earn a legal living at anytime of the year now, property is not selling and the numbers of visitors is down despite the reports in the newspapers here, I live here and have never known it to be so quiet. The place is just down to those that live here and bars and restaurants are struggling with many closing up. Think of somewhere else as the red tape is horrendous for anyone non spanish to get legal here, despite it supposedly being part fo the EU
Minimum wage/average wage for bar staff is around 5â‚¬ an hour, tips are shared, you could be offered work for a lot less too, rents will be in the region of 300-450â‚¬ a month, then there's electric and water on top....so you;d have to work a lot of hours to afford somewhere to live
As for health care, the system is very different here, if you are lucky enough to get into the equivalent of the NHS, you have to bear in mind it is not a compete package of care as per the UK, for example, most hospitals will treat the injury or ilness, but if you require something like physio afterwards, you will have to pay for it, and thats expensive! All medications are paid for at their cost not a flat presecription rate as per the UK, so several different medications could cost one heck of a lot.
A lot of places will offer employment, but not with a contract as that means they have to pay social security for you, at a rate of 260â‚¬ a month, this gives you entitlement to the health service, without a contract and proof of social security payments being made for you, you have no NHS cover at all, then you'd have to consider private and that can be pricey with certain things being excluded

Louise

If you speak really good spanish then you have a chance of doing something good, if not, then its just bar/restaurant work where basic spanish is required and the work tends to be seasonal.
The spanish like to give their jobs to their own first. If you are british(good luck) your chances are slim to none of getting something decent.

Lashenova

Maybe teaching private English lessons illegally. If you have teaching experience and are fluent in Spanish you probably could get a job teaching after school language programs at a private school with the right connections. A returant job would be difficult to get, and very stressful.

Otherwise you will need to get a job before going there in order to get a sponsored work visa. My sister had a hard enough time getting her visa and she had a sponsor and everything. She had to wrestle with the Spanish Embassy in D.C. and then the police once she arrived, legally! She actually had to change her ticket to Spain twice due to difficulties. I would say try and get a job before you get there. It is not a 'fair' country.

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