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This section has been included in this guide to provide the family members of researchers who move to Spain with information on the present situation of the Spanish labour market and on how to find employment.
The mid-nineties witnessed the creation of several new labour contracts ? temporary, part-time and training contracts ? aimed at the enhancement of employment mobility. These contracts allow companies to hire employees for a limited period of time. Once this period has expired, the company can offer the candidate a permanent contract if he/she meets the job profile or his/her services are still required by the employer. According to 2005 figures, the unemployment rate among the economically active population in Spain amounted to 8.7%.
According to the Occupational Observatory of the Spanish Public Employment Service (INEM), the sectors of agriculture, construction, industry and services have the highest proportion of hard-to-fill vacancies. The services sector has the highest number of job offers, labour demand and staff recruitment. The tourism and hotel trade, as well as the sectors of construction and agriculture, recruit large numbers of foreigners. The economic activities that are expected to generate the majority of new employment opportunities are those related to environment, such as biologists, botanists and zoologists. Many vacancies are available for technicians in electric engineering, chemical engineering, physics and engineering. There is also high demand for non-qualified or low-qualified jobs, such as salespeople, cooks, waiters, hairdressers, gardeners, carpenters or domestic employees.
There is also a wide range of freelance jobs available for foreigners who settle in Spain, such as, for example, language teacher, translator, babysitter, au pair, volunteer, etc?
Spain has an excess of university graduates (economists, lawyers, etc...). A good way to differentiate yourself from your competitors and increase your chances of getting a great job offer is by gaining a Master?s degree in any area of specialisation, which is greatly appreciated by Spanish employers. Foreign language knowledge is also a plus, especially English, although French and German are also very useful.
If you meet all the necessary requirements to work in Spain (work and residence permits), you will discover there are endless ways to seek and obtain employment. The most efficient way to find employment is through the EURES network, which provides plenty of useful information on how to find employment before moving to Spain. The EURES web page (www.europa.eu.int/eures) has a wide range of information in multiple languages. EURES is a cooperation network (created at the initiative of the European Commission) between the Public Employment Services from the EU/EEA Member States and Switzerland. EURES allows access to the job vacancy databases of 29 countries.
The Spanish Public Employment Service (also known as INEM or National Employment Institute) actively participates in the integration of unemployed people into the labour market. This service offers training programmes, provides information on job offers, vocational training and unemployment compensation procedures. For more information on the Spanish Public Employment Service, please visit their website at www.inem.es, or contact your nearest INEM office. EU nationals working in Spain have the same rights as Spanish nationals. To use the services of the National Employment Institute, you must have a valid identity card or passport and be resident in Spain. The management of active employment policies has been decentralised and is now carried out by the Job Placement Offices of the different Autonomous Regions. You can find a complete list of the Job Placement Offices, grouped per Autonomous Region and province, on the INEM web page (www.inem.es) under ?otras informaciones? (other information).
The University-Enterprise Foundation
The University-Enterprise Foundation is responsible for the management of a
whole range of internship programmes for university graduates. They also publish
a guide with a list of the most important companies that have job vacancies.
This guide also gives information and advice on how to find employment in Spain,
and includes a list of companies that are looking for personnel.
C/ Serrano Jover, 5, plantas 6-7
28015 Madrid
Tel.: 91-548.98.60
E-mail: info@fue.es
Web page: www.fue.es
Temporary Employment Agencies (ETT)
Temporary employment agencies are also a valuable tool for finding employment.
ETT’s charge a commission based on the employee’s salary. These
agencies tend to offer vacancies in jobs that do not require higher education
(waiters, cooks, salespeople, secretaries, domestic employees, etc…).
The Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs (C/ Pío Baroja, 6. Madrid.
Tel.: 91 363 18 00) offers a list of all Temporary Employment Agencies throughout
Spain. They are also listed in the Yellow Pages. Below you find a list of some
of the most important ETT’s located in Spain.
| COMPANY | WEB PAGE |
| Adecco | www.adecco.es |
| Alta Gestión | www.altagestion.es |
| Computrabajo | www.computrabajo.es |
| Flexiplan | www.flexiplan.es |
| Grupo Vedior | www.evedior.es |
| Manpower | www.manpower.es |
| People | www.people-ett.com |
| Select | www.selectett.es |
| Synergie | www.synergie-ett.com |
Press
Most Spanish newspapers have an employment section. Most of them include a special
employment supplement on Sundays, called the "salmon pages" ("páginas
salmon"). "El País", "El Mundo", "ABC" and "La Razón" are nationally
circulated newspapers with regional supplements. The two leading local newspapers
of the Autonomous Region of Catalonia ? "La Vanguardia" and "El Periódico"
also have their own employment section. Most newsstands in tourist areas in
Spain sell English, German or French newspapers with employment sections listing
job vacancies for bilingual and multilingual staff.
Many newspapers have an Sonline edition where you can find job offers or offer
links to job search portals. Below we list some of the most important addresses:
| NEWSPAPER | WEB PAGE | COMMENTS |
| ABC | http://categorias.abc.es/Empleo/Empresas_de_trabajo_temporal/ | Links to employment web pages. |
| El Mundo | http://www.expansionyempleo.com/ | Link to the employment pages of El Mundo newspaper. |
| El País | www.elpais.es | National newspaper. Look under employment. |
| La Razón | www.larazon.es | National newspaper. |
| National and local press | www.mir.es/oris/enlaces/prensa.htm | Links to web pages of national and local press. |
| Segunda Mano | www.segundamano.es | Look under the section "employment". |
| Sur in English | www.surinenglish.com | English web page of Diario Sur. |
Employment through the Internet
There are numerous web pages in Spain specialised in online employment search.
Below we have listed the addresses of the official employment pages.
| www.inem.es | Public Service of Employment in Spain. |
| www.europa.eu.int/eures | Eures-net. European Professional Mobility portal. |
| www.administracion.es | Under "ciudadano" you gain access to "grants and support". |
| www.administracion.es/portadas/perfiles/ciudadano/empleo_publico/index.html | Pages of public employment of the Citizen's portal. |
| http://www.administracion.es/portadas/perfiles/ciudadano/trabajo/index.html | Pages with employment information. |
Embassies
The Consulate Sections of many foreign Embassies have useful information on
finding employment in Spain, as well as lists of companies from their home countries
established in Spain that are looking for personnel.
Internship
If you are looking for employment, it might be a good idea to undertake an internship
in a Spanish company, which is very popular among young students and recent
graduates. Interns usually do not receive any salary or are employed for a very
low salary. Most schools and university faculties have internship offers posted
on their notice boards. The Employment Guidance and Information Centres of the
Spanish universities and the head offices of the University-Enterprise Foundation
spread throughout Spain are also a very valuable source of information.
Student organisations are a not commonly used but very valuable source for employment opportunities:
