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Im 18 and I'm moving to Spain with my girlfriend I used to be in performing arts but we looking for a bar jobs , Can anyone tell me the ideal areas to go to , thanks.
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Any main tourist area, like Magaluf, Benidorm, palma Nova (not Palma).. even though you have left it a bit late as the season has very much got underway now but they do have a massive turn over of staff, people come and go.
Good for you for moving though, if you’re getting out of the UK, I don't blame you in the slightest, although things are getting a lot more costly over in Spain due to the strength of the Euro against the pound.
I’ve listed a few agencies that might be able to help you before you go in looking for work.
http://www.prsspain.com/
http://www.workcircle.com/?ad=google&key…
http://www.jobs1.co.uk/directory/recruit…
http://www.alicante-spain.com/spain-tips…
http://www.idealspain.com/pages/Informat…
Have a great time.
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Its not necessary to have a working knowledge of Spanish if you’re going to live and work in most of the costal towns places like Torrevieja, Alicante, Benidorm, Malaga, etc take on English speaking staff, – many like them as there are so many ex-pats in these places that prefer English speaking staff. Though there’s a downside to that as you then spend a lot of time with British people and forget you’re actually in another country with a absolutely different culture.
But, you could do as I did (I have lived in Spain for many years now) and use that to your advantage, get a job in the English speaking places, but take intense Spanish lessons, make Spanish friends and before you know it you will be chatting away in Spanish and different opportunities will open up to you.
The ideal way to get a job here’s to move over and literally walk around and ask in the bars, very tiny job advertising is done though the media.
When you work here expect to work six days a week, in bars or restaurants most places like their staff to work six nights a week normally from about seven to one or two in restaurants and later than that in bars. It’s hard work and the wages are not always great, but the cost of living is still cheaper in most areas.
Downsides you might have at the moment is that with the problems with the pound/euro tourisim this year is slower than usual so many people are not taking on extra staff … and (as with each year) when the winter season comes many places lay off their staff, it is difficult to retain work here through the winter, but many times people get lucky and they’re able to.
As for working here legally, that’s not a big problem, if you’re here for the summer only many places will employ you without the necessary paperwork, but even with this its not at all difficult to get your NIE (its necessary to have this to work in spain legally) if you’ve an EU passport. You simply go to your nearest town hall, along with the forms which can be printed from the internet, two passport sized photographs and after waiting in queue (yes welcome to Spain!) you hand these in and go back and collect your paperwork in the following week.
It’s a great life here, I have never looked back…I hope you like it as much as I do!
P.S the parties are extraordinary…
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Where do you want to work in Spain?
If you fancy the south east of the country Mojacar might be fruit full how ever there is probably a superior chance of obtaining work around Benidorm / Alicanti areas.
Just a word of warning although you may think of Spain as Sun, Sea and Sangria bar work is usually very arduous so you might not see much of the first two. Best of luck.
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Do you have an EU passport, if not working in Spain is illegal and no one will hire you. If you do have the required passport, you will need to have a working knowledge of Spanish to get any kind of job, including bar work. Book Mark it-> del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg | Facebook | Technorati | Google | StumbleUpon | Window Live | Tailrank | Furl | Netscape | Yahoo | BlinkList