How to find a job
The main job search systems in Spain are:
The Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal - SEPE, Spain’s National Public Employment Service - and the employment services run by the Autonomous Communities have a nationwide network of employment offices. To register you must be over 16, have a valid identity card or passport and have an address. Addresses of employment offices can be found in the telephone directory or on the SEPE website, which has links to all the public employment services run by the Autonomous Communities. Most of these websites provide information on job vacancies, training courses and job-seeking guides. ‘Empléate’ [get employed] is a virtual mediation site which can be accessed from the SEPE website.
Placement agencies, which must be licensed by the public employment services and provide services free of charge, may also act as intermediaries on the labour market, as may specialised personnel recruitment firms that usually advertise their vacancies in the press and on the Internet. Here you can have an overview of the network of agencies.