The predictions said it. This summer is a hot one, and not only because of the weather, but because the summer season is allowing many Spaniards to find work. For some it will be their first job; for others it will be a chance to get off unemployment list, at least temporarily; and for a small few it will be a chance to stay on staff full time.
Are there jobs this summer? A poll conducted by elEconomista indicates that "this has been our best holiday season."
It's six in the morning on Blanca's alarm clock. She rolls over, wakes herself up and goes to work. At this hour the streets are hardly stirring, and while many are on vacation, Blanca is going to work. Before 8:00am she will be answering phones at a Mediterranean hotel that is entering peak season. About this time, Gema González, Gonzalo Cañete, Javier Alonso, Ana Belén, Alejandro Pogonoski and Ana Fernández are waking up. Their jobs vary: instructor at the Faunia theme park, urban camp counselor, administrative assistant, sports director for Roquetas de Mar and editor.
Teresa Rengel, director of Adecco Outsourcing, gave us a clue to where the hot jobs are. "The most sought-after professionals are cooks, servers, multi-lingual hotels, travel agencies, tour guides, cultural directors, and schedulers."
