Articles: Jobs
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Recruitment consultants and headhunters
What's the difference in Spain?
When a candidate receives a call offering them a job interview, they usually think the person calling is a headhunter. But in the Spanish job market there are many different agents offering recruitment services – and not all of them are headhunters.
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Teaching opportunities
Working as a teacher in Spain
For many expatriates, teaching in Spain means only one thing: teaching English as a foreign language. Although this is a popular option, and an area where there’s considerable demand and opportunity, there are other teaching avenues available and this chapter looks at some of them.
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Teaching English in Spain
Working for an agency
Agencies act as the intermediary between you and the student. Many businesses that call themselves "academies" are really just agencies, so be careful before applying to a job at the "Bla Bla Bla Academy of English." If they send teachers out to give private classes in homes and businesses, they're an agency, no matter that the official name of the company is. Note that some TEFL schools also act as agencies after you finish their teaching training TEFL certification course.
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Teaching English in Spain
Working for yourself as a private teacher
Does being your own boss sound good to you? Well, what sounds good and what makes sense are two very different animals. Keep in mind that there are a lot of pros and cons that English teachers need to consider before entering the world of self-employment.
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Doctors
Working as a doctor in Spain
The Spanish health service is very similar in structure to the National Health Service in the UK, but unlike the UK, it’s currently suffering a glut of qualified doctors, especially general practitioners (GPs). However, with the ever-growing number of foreign residents in the coastal areas and the islands comes corresponding increase in demand for English-speaking doctors.
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Nurses
How to get a nursing job in Spain
Along with a glut of doctors, Spain has an excess of qualified nurses. According to an article in the Costa Blanca News in September 2004, there are around 15,000 qualified nurses in the Valencian Community alone, and a third of those are unemployed, which is why many of them travel abroad to work.
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Alternative Healthcare
Job opportunities in Spain
Alternative healthcare is relatively new to Spain. It’s growing in popularity – in some areas more than others – but there’s still a long way to go before it achieves the status it enjoys in some other European countries or in the US. Consequently, it’s potential growth area, but – like any new market – not without its teething problems.
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