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How to apply for a job in Spanish

Finding employment is always a challenge, especially in a language other than your own. If you need to do it in Spanish, this blogpost will help you write your CV, write a cover letter and get ready for an interview. The CV (curriculum vitae, in Latin; résumé in North America) contains several sections: Contact information Education Work experience Additional courses or training Skills: for example, languages, computer skills, driving licence, etc. Hobbies or interests: for example, car ownership, teamwork skills, availability to travel, etc. You can use the model at the end of this post as a guide. Note that in Spain the CV includes a photo of the candidate. It’s not obligatory but it’s a very common practice. 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The cover letter should include: Name and/or job title and address of the person you are writing to Your full name, address and contact details (telephone, email) Place and date Subject: for example, solicitud de puesto de director/a de marketing Salutation: this should be formal, such as Estimado/a sr./sra. + nombre y apellido/s The main body of the letter: explain why you are applying for this job, and how your education, training and experience make you a good candidate for the position. You can use some of these phrases in the letter: Me dirijo a usted para expresar mi deseo de incorporarme a su empresa; Le escribo para expresar mi interés por… Como puede comprobar en mi currículum adjunto,… Then you can summarise your experience using some of these temporal markers: Recientemente Actualmente En los últimos años Acabo de + infinitivo Don’t forget that when speaking of the past it’s best to use the pretérito perfecto, because this tense is used to describe experiences more closely related to the present (he trabajado, he estudiado, he viajado,…). When you talk about your preferences, interests and feelings try not to repeat the same verb. Here are some expressions that might help you to avoid this. Me encanta/n Me apasiona/n Me parece/n Me molesta/n Me preocupa/n Me pone/n (nervioso/a, de mal humor,…) Me llevo bien/mal con (clientes, compañeros de trabajo,…) Adoro Detesto No soporto No aguanto Formal closing: for example, Quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier información que necesite. Estoy a su disposición para realizar una entrevista. En espera de sus noticias, le saluda atentamente,… Agradeciéndole su atención le saluda atentamente Full name and signature You can use the model at the end of this post as a guide. The interview: congratulations if you have made it this far! Make a good impression: it’s important to be well dressed, preferably not in jeans and T-shirt, and if you have tattoos or piercings it’s better to cover them up. Not all jobs require this level of formality but if you don’t know the company well, it’s best to to make sure that a more relaxed style of dress doesn’t cause a problem. In some jobs you have to wear a suit, and men have to wear a tie.

20 de July de 2021

The Three Kings

In Spain, the great day of present-giving is January 6, the day of the Three Kings (the Three Wise Men), although it is becoming common to give gifts on December 25, when Father Christmas brings some small presents for children and sometimes for adults as well.But Three Kings Day continues to be more important. The evening of January 5th families fill the streets to watch the Three Kings parade. Children have fun catching sweets and gifts that the kinds and their pages throw out to the crowd. The Three Kings The Three Kings are: Balthasar who comes from Africa bringing gold, the symbol of the king. Gaspar the youngest of the three, who comes from Asia bringing incense (frankincense) which is burned for its scent in many religious rituals. Incense symbolises God. Melchior an old man with white hair who comes from Europe bringing myrrh, an aromatic substance used to make perfumes. Myrrh is said to be a symbol of man. The tradition of giving gifts to children on Three Kings Day started in the 19th century. The first parade is said to have taken place in Alcoy, in Alicante, in 1866. From then on the tradition spread throughout Spain https://www.high-endrolex.com/20 Children usually write letters to the Three Kings asking for the presents they want and explaining why they deserve them. Sometimes they leave something sweet and a glass of water for the kings and for the camels they ride. Cavalcade of the Magi Sweet coal It’s also traditional to give carbón dulce (sweet coal) to children who have been naughty. This is made of sugar and egg white, and really does look like coal. On January 6th children wake up and open their presents. People usually eat the Roscón de Reyes as a snack or for dessert. This is a ring-shaped sweet cake filled with cream. Two items are hidden inside: a bean, which means bad luck, and you have to pay for the cake, and the figure of a king, which brings good luck and makes you king for the day. Rosco de reyes Because of the influence of the Spanish tradition, it’s also customary in some Latin American countries to eat the roscón, but it’s called rosca or rosco de reyes or pastel de reyes. In Mexico you might find more little figures that represent Christmas, such as the baby Jesus. Traditionally, everyone cuts his or her own slice of the rosca, as it’s called in Mexico. The person who finds the little figure has to give a party and prepare tamales (a kind of pastry wrapped in a banana leaf or corn husk) for the fiesta of Calendaria on February 2. We’ll post another blog entry about Calendaria a bit closer to the date. Tamales Meanwhile, how are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? We’ve extended our half-price offer on an annual subscription until January 31. Make 2020 your year to improve your Spanish with our online Spanish courses! Links to articles and videos: Origin

30 de December de 2019

¡Ojalá me toque El Gordo! The Christmas Lottery in Spain

Around this time every year, people in Spain wait eagerly for the 22nd of December, the date of the special Christmas lottery under the auspices of the state organization Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. This lottery first took place on December 18, 1812 in Cádiz, but it wasn’t named the Christmas Lottery until 1892. This lottery takes place in the Teatro Real or the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid and crowds of people attend. Children from San Ildefonso school, one of the oldest in Madrid with more than 400 years of history, practise singing out the winning numbers. One child takes out a numbered ball from a rotating drum and the other takes out of another drum ball that announces the prize for that number. The first prize is known as El Gordo (The Big One) and the winner receives 400,000 euros. The ticket with the number is known as el decimo (one tenth), because each number appears on ten different tickets: that is, there are ten tickets with the same number. There are four other prizes as well as El Gordo, worth from 125,000 euros (second prize) to 6,000 euros (fifth prize). Then there is what’s known as La Pedrea, consisting of lots of smaller prizes. Crowds of people queue up at the lottery offices to buy tickets, which cost 20 euros each. The most famous place to buy tickets is Doña Manolita, en Madrid, which started in 1904 and became very popular because so many of the tickets sold there won prizes. Many people buy shares in a ticket; that is, a ticket is shared among friends and family. Sometimes local businesses sell shares to their customers. The cost of shares is much lower and the prizes are shared among all the participants. The television advertisement of the lottery is also interesting, with many moving stories which encourage solidarity. The message is: “The best prize is sharing.” If you are in Spain now, why not try your luck by buying a ticket or a share? Share the dream! Links to articles and videos: General information: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorteo_Extraordinario_de_Navidad Article on the lottery announcement: https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/11/14/television/1573726006_744458.html Full video of the 2018 Draw: Video of the 2018 announcement: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/loteria-de-navidad/anuncio-loteria/4839403/ Video of the 2015 announcement:

19 de December de 2019