Quesada job situation

[Stravinsky]

Originally Posted by sally phil

Thanks I will take another look at costa del sol though,if our chances of getting work are better there,what does everybody else think?

I think you have to choose the area you like. If you move somewhere just because you have more chance of getting a job, and then find you hate the place ....... well ....... you have to strat all over or just grin and bear it!

[Wils & Nance]

Originally Posted by sally phil

Thanks I will take another look at costa del sol though,if our chances of getting work are better there,what does everybody else think?

I totally agree with you "on the just do it" attitude, and I would, but hubby won't ! I have worked in various countires , mainly greece, so I tend to mix & adapt quite quickly, but he's a bit quiet & stuck in his ways !
We are in our forties so it's kind of a now or never situation, we will have enough money to buy somewhere, but we don't want to do that straight away !
We will be fine if just 1 of us gets a job initially that will keep him happy...lol !

I only suggested CDS to you because the number of English owned hairdressers and beauty salons there actually outnumber the Spanish ones !
Good Luck !
Nance,

[Damatt]

Hi girl,

You sound as though, no matter what people on here tell you, you are going, come hell or high water.

So, you are an English Hairdresser. So why not use that as an opening for your own business. The Costa Blanca is FULL of Brits who's hair still grows and needs cutting. There are lots of Urbanisation's and maybe a MOBILE hairdresser may work, especially for the older resident. Plenty of marketing, leaflet dropping, walking around getting to know the area, may just work.

You say you can manage for two years, so a slow buildup of business may get you into that business and then you can work around your child in the holidays.

If Phil knows tool hire, then why not a mobile small tool hire business in the same area, work out of the back of a van, renting small tools to the Brits to do those small jobs, or even do the job for them.

A little bit of lateral thinking sometimes works.

Good luck with it.

Dave
Damatt Property Spain

[sally phil]

Hi
Thanks for the advice
Ive definitely thought about mobile hairdressing and that would be my first choice as like you say I can fit it around my sons school hols etc,leaflet drops soon as I get there
Interesting that you are in Algorfa thats where we are looking at now,seems central to lots of other towns and reasonable rents,my only concern is that if its a house on the outskirts it may mean driving everywhere and wondering if it may be a bit isolated
I guess we wont know the geographics until we visit,or which towns we like and opinions of expats are so divided on where is nice or not, how hard it is to get work booo then others say there are plenty of jobs all beit seasonal ...but that might be enough to see us through the first couple of years
Phil has decided to take his HGV license as theres a shortage of drivers in Spain apparently...any thoughts?
The mobile tool hire is a great idea but people say whatever you think of doing 10 people are already doing it and again until you live there you dont know if theres a demand for it ....would you use it?

Does anybody actually live and work in the inland Torrevieja area and can give me a realistic idea how hard it is to find work,I get the impression its all properties and no work,but its a busy area so there has to be loads of jobs in the tourist industry at least,bar work,cleaning villas,hair salons I have an nvq3 in Early years care and education,so Id be interestd to know if there are lots of British run nurseries creches in the area(until my spanish is better)
Thanks all
Sally