jobs in barcelona

jobs in barcelona

Barcelona has a lot of employment opportunities but finding job there is both easy and difficult as there is a lot of competition which means that the interview process can sometimes be long and hard.

However it will be very hard to find jobs in Barcelona if you don't know Spanish but if you just arrived and have minimal understanding of Spanish, the job opportunities available range from bar work, especially Irish bars, waitressing, aupair work, some receptionist jobs, English TEFL teaching and telesales in English.

These types of work you can find in English language magazines as Barcelona Connect and The Metropolitan or the Spanish newspaper as La Vanguardia - Sunday edition, and the websites www.barcelonaconnect.com/classifieds and www.loquo.com which have new job offers every day, also will help you. If you are feeling more confident with your Spanish language skills, the first thing you should think about what else is available and how to find out about it. Secretarial and administrative work, Import-Export, customer service, sales, public relations, graphic design, business and free-lance journalism are these types of employment.

Here is some useful information on where to look. The most popular ways of finding jobs are Spanish temping agencies which can help you to find temporary or permanent work and online job searches. Going to temping agencies you will have to take along a CV and fill in their own forms, then you will carry out a spoken interview in Spanish, and may be asked to do some tests. Afterwards the agency will look for jobs that are suitable for your candidature and organize an interview with the company but the regular work you can get only after a trial period of 3 - 5 months. Your pay will include holiday pay which means that you are not entitled to any paid holiday leave and also you will be employed by the ETT.

Here are some web agency addresses which will also help you - Manpower www.manpower.es , Page Personnel www.pageinterim.es, Albecon www.allbecon.es , People www.people-ett.com , Select www.select.es . Another most popular and successful method of job finding is infojob - www.infojobs.net and Monster www.monster.es.First you must create a profile within the web site, which will look like an online CV and you can then look for jobs using the search engines and apply online. If your profile will interest any company they will call you on your mobile and arrange an interview. Always keep the copy of your CV in computer and always take it on interview as the employers will check this continually to make sure that the information is correct. You can also given option including passport sized and GIF formatted photograph on your profile.

Here are some important advices or information about interview techniques for getting jobs in barcelona. Remember that first impression is very important and the entire opinion bases on first meeting so make sure about your clothing, it can be suit or at least a smart suit jacket.In Barcelona for employers very important to employ Catalan speakers so it will be better if you be able to speak some basic Catalan. You can study it in Local councils free courses. It's also very important to keep hands on top of the table and use them to give open gestures while you are talking.