In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career, we speak to Mark Pingitore, the director of the American School of Barcelona, about running an international school that is going from strength to strength despite the crisis in Spain.
Many companies in Spain are reluctant at present to take on the financial risk of hiring staff on either full-time or part-contracts. But there is another option for foreigners looking to work in Spain: going self-employed, or 'autónomo'.
This week in My Spanish Career we talk to Ryan Day, an American writer-turned-café-owner about how to avoid a bureaucratic nightmare when setting up shop in Spain and what to do to make your food joint stand out from the rest.
In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to American consular agent Maritheresa Frain about working with US convicts in Spain, running a Seville-based study abroad company, and how she's managed to shake off old Spanish habits in the workplace.
Right now in Spain a good CV can be the difference between landing a dream job and having to continue the search. The Local has put together a list of dos and don'ts to help expats in Spain stand out from the crowd.
In this week's My Spanish Career we talk to businesswoman Harriet Hoffrogge about a 'nearshoring' venture aimed at connecting qualified Spanish information technology professionals and German companies in need of high-quality staff.
A high-profile alumni network called UKANSpain is helping graduates from universities in the United Kingdom build their professional and social networks.
This week in My Spanish Career we talk to Swedish sun lover Fredrik Norrbin about setting up a search engine optimization (SEO) business in Majorca and how Spanish red tape isn't as bad as everyone makes out.
A recent survey into people's opinions of different professions in Spain found that doctors and teachers come out trumps while journalists and lawyers earned a big thumbs down. For this week's JobTalk, The Local spoke to people practising these professions and got their reactions to the news.
This week in My Spanish Career we talk to property analyst and consultant Mark Stucklin about housing bubbles, asset reporting requirements and light at the end of the (economic) tunnel.
Some years back, Liverpudlian Simon Grant felt like an adventure and was all set to leave Europe. Instead he and his business partner Tony Bruno ended up running a successful language school in a small town near Seville.
In The Local's second instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to French online marketing expert Benoit Folinais about landing a job without speaking the lingo and whether Spanish workers really are as lazy as some claim.
Looking for work in Spain? Seriously? Well, there are thousands of young foreign professionals who have taken up the challenge and beaten Spain's chronic unemployment problem. So why not give it a go?
