Arrival to Spain
Central Register of foreigners:
When? Within three month of entering
Where? At the foreigner’s offices or at the Police Station.
How? Showing only your valid identity card or passport & paying a fee.
What? The office will give you a certificate of registration with your NIE number
Compulsory documents
N.I.E.: Foreigners ID number: To stay more than 3 months. Just Showing your ID card or Passport.
Used in many administrative procedures:
To open a bank account
To register in the employment office
To buy a flat or a car
To pay taxes (NIF) http://www.aeat.es
Recognition of Qualifications. We must distinguish between two types of recognition of a diploma:
- Recognition of a diploma for Professional Purposes: The profession must be regulated in Spain.
- Standardisation and Equivalence (Homologación y convalidación)
Standardisation gives the foreign diploma, as of the date on which the credential was granted and issued,
the same effects as the Spanish diploma with which it has been standardized.
Equivalence is the official recognition of the validity for academic purposes of higher education studies
made abroad, whether they end in the awarding of a diploma or not, as compared to partial Spanish
university studies that permit studying in a Spanish university.
http://www.enic-naric.net/
Social Security Number: The employer gets it for the worker before beginning to work .
http://www.seg-social.es
How to look for a job.
You are reminded that knowing Spanish is essential for working in Spain. The main ways to search for a job, in
addition to the EURES network are:
Public Employment Services.
The Spanish national employment services (SEPE- Red Trabaja) and those in the autonomous communities have
a network of employment offices whose services are available to all workers.
Those over sixteen years of age can register with the public employment services by presenting a valid identity
document or passport, as long as they have a permanent address. To get into professions that require a
qualification, you must prove that you meet this requirement in Spain.
The addresses of the employment offices can be found in the telephone directory or on the INEM web site, which
has links to the public employment services in the autonomous communities. Some of them give information about
job offers on their web sites. Many have useful information on and addresses for finding work as well as guides on
how to look for work.
Employment agencies, head hunters and temporary employment agencies.
Employment agencies are another intermediary in the Spanish labor market; they are authorized by the labour
administration. Their use may not be free but you will only pay the cost of the expenses generated. There are also
companies that specialize in selecting human resources that use the press and the Internet as ways to find
candidates.
Temporary work agencies, which are always identified by the Spanish initials E.T.T., contract workers directly.
They are especially useful for finding temporary jobs.
Communications media.
All the Spanish national, regional and provincial newspapers carry a daily section with job offers, although they
publish more job offers in their Sunday editions. Public television also has specific employment programmes. One
well known programme is "Aquí hay trabajo" (Here's Work), which is broadcast from Monday to Friday at 9:30 a.m.
on Channel 2 (RTVE).
It is increasingly frequent for companies to put their job offers on the Internet. Companies use their web site to
publicize themselves and it may have a Human Resources section. Look for a link on their website called either
Work with Us or Employment. There are also specific job portals.
Personal contacts.
Personal contacts and relationships are very useful when looking for a job. If you have friends or family members
in Spain, it is a good idea to tell them that you are looking for work since many vacancies are filled through this
type of contact and referral.
Civil Service.
If your aim is to work in the civil service, you must keep up with the official announcements through the Official
State Gazette and those of the autonomous communities and provinces. You can also find information on civil
service job announcements through the Spanish civil service web site.
Related links.
National Public Employment Service:
Services)
https://www.redtrabaja.es (link to Regional Employment
General State Administration (Citizen's Portal):
www.060.es
© Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal – 2010
Useful Web’s Sites
Employment sites (Internet job searches):
http://www.monster.es
http://www.infojobs.net
http://www.trabajos.com
http://www.infoempleo.com
http://www.laboris.net
http://www.cybersearch.es
http://www.universia.es
http://www.fue.es
Temporary Employment Agencies (E.T.T):
ACCESS: http://www.accessett.com
ADECCO: http://www.adecco.es
ALTA GESTION: http://www.altagestion.es
ATTEMPORA: http://www.attempora.es
CEPEDE: http://www.cepede.com
FASTER: http://www.faster.es
RANDSTAD: http://randstad.es
TEMPORAL TRANSFER: http://www.temporaltransfer.com
Communications media.
http://www.elmundo.es
http://www.elpais.es
http://www.abc.es
http://www.larazon.es
http://www.elperiodico.es
http://www.lavanguardia.es
http://www.surinenglish.com
http://www.heraldo.es
http://www.diariodenavarra.es
http://www.galicianova.es
http://www.noticiasdenavarra.com
http://www.rtve.es
http://www.buscamedios.com
Company Information:
http://camerdata.es
http://directorio.camaras.org
http://www.europages.es
http://www.kompass.es
http://www.ventanillaempresarial.org
http://www.vue.es
© Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal - 2010