Work Situation from this month.

[gucci1872]

Hi everyone,
I'm moving over to the island this month as have got a 6 month lease for an apartment in costa caleta. Can anyone tel me what the situation ia like re trying to lool for a job at this time of year? I'm in no rush to find a job however im  sure after a while I wil get bored.
My spanish is good as lived on  the mainland most of my  twenties.
Any advice would  b really helpful?
Cheers

[woe10]

I`ll let Brightspark answer this one 

[SheilaW]

Wikipedia says:

In 2009, Fuerteventura recorded the highest EU regional unemployment rate at a NUTS3 level, at 29.2 percent.

It's risen considerably since then and now is over 50% in the 18-25 age group. And the figures don't include expats who aren't entitled to register.

So, do you have anything more to offer than those already registered unemployed? If you don't, you'll need a heap of luck. Wishing it for you!

[woe10]

A bit more subtle than I would have put it, but the message is the same.

[SheilaW]

That's why I posted, Woe

[wavell ave]

just go for it, thats life, good luck mate ,,,,,,

[appy ammer]

Wikipedia says:

In 2009, Fuerteventura recorded the highest EU regional unemployment rate at a NUTS3 level, at 29.2 percent.

It's risen considerably since then and now is over 50% in the 18-25 age group. And the figures don't include expats who aren't entitled to register.

So, do you have anything more to offer than those already registered unemployed? If you don't, you'll need a heap of luck. Wishing it for you!

Sheila I registered as unemployed down on calle Tenerife and I don't even live there, how do you work that out ?

[Brightspark]

I`ll let Brightspark answer this one 

Think Sheila's already said it and you know the situation too Woe.
It seems that even established resident expats have struggled since 2008.
Gone are the days of walking out of one bar on the Sunday and starting a new job on the Monday morning

Sad but it is what it is.

[appy ammer]

I`ll let Brightspark answer this one 

Think Sheila's already said it and you know the situation too Woe.
It seems that even established resident expats have struggled since 2008.
Gone are the days of walking out of one bar on the Sunday and starting a new job on the Monday morning

Sad but it is what it is.

I see that as a good thing, weeds out the deadwood who think they are indispensable. Having lived and worked through 41 years of recessions I now have staff who want to work and who I want to work for me,it even sorted out the tosses of a brother I have, he finally learned you work I pay you.

[woe10]

just go for it, thats life, good luck mate ,,,,,,

I think he wanted any advice that would  be really helpful 

[Brightspark]

Hey

Hi everyone,
I'm moving over to the island this month as have got a 6 month lease for an apartment in costa caleta. Can anyone tel me what the situation ia like re trying to lool for a job at this time of year? I'm in no rush to find a job however im  sure after a while I wil get bored.
My spanish is good as lived on  the mainland most of my  twenties.
Any advice would  b really helpful?
Cheers

Hey just get around and ask at the bars and restaurants and introduce yourself. There are lots of jobs available here for the right people and having Spanish is a big plus. Don't be put off by some of the negative people who doom and gloom everything on this site. Get out, put yourself about, have fun and enjoy the sun..

Doom and gloom < Reality

[Spike On Q]

Surely it's best to know the facts before you up sticks and move to a new place - at least you can manage your expectations more realistically

The difference in legal and proper registration is now a big issue - to work legally means much red tape, so will an unregistered outsider stand more chance of work than an Island resident?

There is also the subject of the new Canarian residential rules which really exclude anyone who arrives here without a formal work contract, health care arrangements, etc. being allowed to stay

The world has changed I'm afraid as things get tougher and the population increases - governments need to protect their citizens

Remember too Spain has a national police force who's main role is immigration control and a much larger team of "work" inspectors" than a few years ago, so dodging the regulations is now much more difficult and fines much larger if employers are caught breaking the rules

[Brightspark]

Surely it's best to know the facts before you up sticks and move to a new place - at least you can manage your expectations more realistically

The difference in legal and proper registration is now a big issue - to work legally means much red tape, so will an unregistered outsider stand more chance of work than an Island resident?

There is also the subject of the new Canarian residential rules which really exclude anyone who arrives here without a formal work contract, health care arrangements, etc. being allowed to stay

The world has changed I'm afraid as things get tougher and the population increases - governments need to protect their citizens

Remember too Spain has a national police force who's main role is immigration control and a much larger team of "work" inspectors" than a few years ago, so dodging the regulations is now much more difficult and fines much larger if employers are caught breaking the rules

Absolutely hit the nail on the head, times have changed in the sun and for the last couple of years it's been harder and harder to hide under the radar.
Also I would be intrigued to know where all these jobs are that you talk about Ashworth?

[woe10]

Hey

Hi everyone,
I'm moving over to the island this month as have got a 6 month lease for an apartment in costa caleta. Can anyone tel me what the situation ia like re trying to lool for a job at this time of year? I'm in no rush to find a job however im  sure after a while I wil get bored.
My spanish is good as lived on  the mainland most of my  twenties.
Any advice would  b really helpful?
Cheers

Hey just get around and ask at the bars and restaurants and introduce yourself. There are lots of jobs available here for the right people and having Spanish is a big plus. Don't be put off by some of the negative people who doom and gloom everything on this site. Get out, put yourself about, have fun and enjoy the sun..

And which Island are you living on then 

[IsThisForumStillGoingWow]

He certainly ain't living in Fuerteventura Woe.

[gucci1872]

Hiagain,
Thanks for all the replies, both positive and negative, didn't realise i would stir up such a debate I realise there is not a great deal of emplyment choice or oppertunity anywhere at the moment, and as i say, its not something that i immediatly activley seeking, however, i always try and look on the positive side of things.
I was recently over for a while and the island is quite a relaxing place to be, although very diffrent to the 7 years i spent on the mainland through my twenties.
Looking forward to arriving there this month, thanks again for all the comments!

[luvfuerte]

Hiagain,
Thanks for all the replies, both positive and negative, didn't realise i would stir up such a debate I realise there is not a great deal of emplyment choice or oppertunity anywhere at the moment, and as i say, its not something that i immediatly activley seeking, however, i always try and look on the positive side of things.
I was recently over for a while and the island is quite a relaxing place to be, although very diffrent to the 7 years i spent on the mainland through my twenties.
Looking forward to arriving there this month, thanks again for all the comments!

Great to see such a positive attitude to life, you deserve to get on!

[Brightspark]

Yup a positive attitude will help anywhere and wish you all the best.
It's better to know the situation rather than going in blind, although negative it is nonetheless the truth.