Expatriate residents choosing to work in Spain face the daunting task of either investing in a hotel or bar, or choosing another perhaps less costly business to establish. The Spanish economy is in recession and unemployment is high, and Spanish jobs are often reserved for family or friends before they are opened to the public.
With this in mind, foreign residents really need to understand, we really need to be thinking more in terms of being self-employed rather than finding work. The downside is that being autonomo (self-employed) isn't easy, there is a lot of red tape, and anyway how do you identify a market for your expertise if most of your network are Spanish?
So heartbreaking is the problem that many foreign residents end up leaving at great financial loss and going home where the benefit of a familiar language and cultural background make finding work easier. this needn't be the case though, success can be achieved in Spain, and and being your own boss that provides for you and your family. Despite the doomsayers, working in Spain can be made easier.
Knowing about the working situation in Spain is key to being successful. Sorry for stating the obvious, however knowing what can be done is crucial, you need to know your skills, and if necessary, you need to improve your skills. We all have expertise in our native language, and there will always be students wanting to learn or practice another language, though in some areas you may face competition from other expats.
Why not try other ideas, you can continue to do business with people from your own country via the Internet. Hundreds of expats in Spain sub-contract as virtual assistants, and many hundreds more are discovering how easy it is to create information websites, or sell goods and services online, and this growth industry is proving a life-saver to many foreign residents in Spain.
Becoming an Internet Marketer isn't much different from other jobs, you only need to learn new skills to promote your business, for example using Facebook, bookmarking pages, article submission etc, and knowing how search engines rank websites so that you can reach page one. After that, you can almost run your business on autopilot.
Author Resource:-
The author is a Ronda expat, and is an active member of various organisations that promote integration between foreign residents and Spaniards. He has recently written about working in Spain.
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