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You are reminded that you must have a knowledge of Spanish in order to work
in Spain.
Public Employment Services
The Spanish State employment service (INEM) and that of the Autonomous
Communities (regional) have a network of employment offices which offer services
for all employees.
People over 16 years of age can register with the public employment services on
presentation of a current identity document or passport, provided they have an
address. In order to enter an occupation requiring a specific qualification
evidence must be provided that the requirements for access to the occupation in
Spain are met.
Services provided include job vacancies, careers guidance, employment
promotion measures, vocational training and handling of unemployment benefits.
Addresses of employment offices can be found in the telephone directory or on
the INEM website which has links to all the public employment services of the
Autonomous Communities. Some of their websites provide information on job
vacancies. Many of them have useful information and addresses for finding work
and guides to job seeking.
Private Placement Agencies and Partner Organisations
The current management model for some public employment services in Spain
includes partner organisations which offer workers the same services free of
charge. These organisations can lend their services to all kinds of workers or
specific groups (students, disabled persons, workers in a specific sector of
activity). Your employment office will provide you information on these.
Private placement agencies authorised by the employment authorities also operate
in the Spanish job market. These charge for any costs incurred.
Temporary Employment Firms
Unlike other labour market intermediaries, temporary employment firms recruit
workers directly and assign them to the user company by means of placement
contracts, delegating the management and control of the work to be carried out
to the latter. They are particularly useful for seeking temporary employment.
The Media
All Spanish national, regional and provincial newspapers have a daily section
of job vacancies, though most offers of work are published in the Sunday papers.
A television programme called Aquí hay trabajo (Jobfinder) is broadcast
from Mondays to Fridays at 09.30 on La 2 (RTVE).
Internet: Company websites: More and more companies are setting up websites
publicising themselves and include a human resources section. Look on their
websites for a link entitled trabaja con nosotros (work for us) or empleo
(recruitment).
Internet: Employment websites:
These provide job vacancies classified by
sector of activity or province, with a description of the position, the date of
posting, and the address and a telephone number for the company that placed the
advert.
Personal Applications
In Spain, people normally complete application forms provided by companies
and also send a CV, together with a covering letter.
If you make personal applications you should select the type of company you
target and try to find out about them before applying for a job. The covering
letter and CV should clearly show what type of work you want and are qualified
to do and what the company has to gain by accepting your application.
Networking
Networking is very useful when looking for work. If you have friends or
family in Spain it is a good idea to mention that you are looking for work,
since many vacancies are filled by means of this type of contact and references.
Text last edited on: 06/2005
Source: European Union
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Reproduction is authorised.
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