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[icklebex]

i've got my degree, my CELTA, i speak a little spanish, but just lack the 1 year's experience that most jobs advertised for spain seem to be looking for...so haven't had any positive responses to the job applications i've submitted in the past month.

my question is: as i can't leave my current employer until earliest 21st sept - would arriving in Madrid and starting to look for work then be too late? financially i can support myself for a month or so sin trabajando, but i need some hope that i'll find a teaching post....

[SEndrigo]

[Moore]

Many of my mates last year were doing a CELTA until the end of September and they all found work without any bother. The earlier you�re here the better, obviously, but courses don�t really get going until the third week of September anyway, and often later. I�ve been here a year, and there doesn�t seem to be to much problem getting work anytime (except July and August of course). The wages are rubbish though, so bring as much cash as you can!

[SEndrigo]

That's right, overall the wages are not very high but if you work at a good school you can make enough money to live a decent life. OF course you won't be able to save a lot of money but I doubt that's the reason most people go to Spain anyway.

That's good advice....bring cash! But I suppose you could give this advice for every country, not just Spain

[icklebex]

thanks both. i feel loads better now.

and no, am not coming to spain to teach for the money, experience is the way forward.