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Old 11-10-2008, 05:34 PM
 
Location: El Paso
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ZSP
I don't think your experience is the norm for today's El Paso. My wife has been looking for 6 months and so far every place she interviewed but one wanted bi-lingual English/Spanish. (she is a MA)
Michehix
I agree with Phixius about the east side of town as we live in the same neighborhoods. The schools are good and the Vista market is my favorite grocery store. It's mostly Hispanic on the far east side but you'll find some of the nicest people you've ever met live out here. My blondie daughter loves El Dorado H.S. and has many friends. My son struggles healthwise and in school and Paso Del Norte elementry/middle has been outstanding with their help. Relax, you'll enjoy the experience of El Paso.
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Old 11-10-2008, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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ZSPI agree with Phixius about the east side of town as we live in the same neighborhoods. The schools are good and the Vista market is my favorite grocery store. It's mostly Hispanic on the far east side but you'll find some of the nicest people you've ever met live out here. My blondie daughter loves El Dorado H.S. and has many friends. My son struggles healthwise and in school and Paso Del Norte elementry/middle has been outstanding with their help. Relax, you'll enjoy the experience of El Paso.
I'm about as white as they come, from Jackson, Tennessee!
It's not an issue at all for me.
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Old 11-10-2008, 05:46 PM
 
Location: Glory Road - El Paso, Texas (R.O)
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I guess the medical field varies locally. My former supervisor's wife is an x ray specialist and doesn't speak a word of Spanish. She has never had a problem finding a job locally.
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Old 11-10-2008, 07:35 PM
 
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I guess the medical field varies locally. My former supervisor's wife is an x ray specialist and doesn't speak a word of Spanish. She has never had a problem finding a job locally.
The medical field varies a lot by position or field. The more patient contact, obviously the more requirement to speak Spanish, but something like X-ray requires more technological expertise. Medical coders, administrators, IT -- you can speak English and find jobs. Medical receptionists -- forget it -- Spanish fluency is what matters. With nursing positions it all depends, in some of the hospitals, it might not be required, many of the clinics will require Spanish fluency.
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Old 11-11-2008, 09:09 AM
 
Location: El Paso
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X-ray specialist are in demand all over the southwest but for MA's and CNA's or receptionist being bi-lingual is almost a must here. The only job my wife interviewed for that said Spanish wasn't required had an interviewer from corporate offices outside of Texas and after my wife worked one week was let go for "not being a good fit". Two weeks later the same job came up with bi-lingual required. That's just the nature of where we live.
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Old 11-14-2008, 02:00 AM
ZSP
 
Location: Paradise
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[quote=DesertDog;6102682]ZSP
I don't think your experience is the norm for today's El Paso. My wife has been looking for 6 months and so far every place she interviewed but one wanted bi-lingual English/Spanish. (she is a MA)

So, what does that mean? What are you insinuating? I still live in "todays" El Paso and earn a living, without speaking Spanish. In both fields I've worked in, it wasn't behind the scenes - I have always worked with the public, up close and personal.

Sorry, I just don't buy it.
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Old 11-14-2008, 06:31 AM
 
Location: Glory Road - El Paso, Texas (R.O)
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So, what does that mean? What are you insinuating? I still live in "todays" El Paso and earn a living, without speaking Spanish. In both fields I've worked in, it wasn't behind the scenes - I have always worked with the public, up close and personal.

Sorry, I just don't buy it.
I agree. I have a full time job and a small business on the side. I work continuously with the public in both jobs. Not the same type of people either. I work all over town and with all sorts of different people. Not speaking Spanish has never been an issue. I have on occasion encountered people who only spoke Spanish. I simply informed them that I didn't. Suddenly they either knew a little bit of English, or they brought a relative who did, or they took their business elsewhere (rarely).
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Old 11-14-2008, 09:03 AM
 
Location: El Paso
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I'm not here to argue the point only give my opinion based on what we experienced first hand. My wife has been told point blank she needs to be bi-lingual. If this offends anyone I'm sorry but this is what happened. My wife works in a non-medical field now which is a shame because she has years of experience. I've worked a contract type job that had me all over El Paso dealing with people and I didn't have any real problems with not knowing Spanish but because I'm retired and my wife still has 20 years to work we will need to look elsewhere in Texas for opportunities for her to work in the field she loves. I have kids and grand kids that live here and wish things were different but as I said before it just the nature of where we live.
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Old 11-14-2008, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Glory Road - El Paso, Texas (R.O)
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I'm not here to argue the point only give my opinion based on what we experienced first hand. My wife has been told point blank she needs to be bi-lingual. If this offends anyone I'm sorry but this is what happened. My wife works in a non-medical field now which is a shame because she has years of experience. I've worked a contract type job that had me all over El Paso dealing with people and I didn't have any real problems with not knowing Spanish but because I'm retired and my wife still has 20 years to work we will need to look elsewhere in Texas for opportunities for her to work in the field she loves. I have kids and grand kids that live here and wish things were different but as I said before it just the nature of where we live.
I don't think your post offends anyone. You stated your experience and that was good. Just to be fair and offer a bigger picture, ZSP and I posted our experiences.

Your posts are always good. You never claim your experiences represent El Paso as a whole. A lot of other members do. You can back up your posts which is greatly appreciated. None of this "My Aunt told me" or "I heard" or "I think" stuff.

Has your wife applied at the new hospital on the east side? I highly doubt Spanish would be an issue there.
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Old 11-14-2008, 10:46 AM
 
Location: El Paso
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We live next to the new hospital and I think my wife told me that they weren't using MA's but I don't recall for sure. If they're hiring I can guarantee my wife applied. The hospital up against the mountain in the northeast/central I think it's Sierra or Providence might be a possibility for her because we spoke to someone there when our daughter had surgery and they told us Spanish is preferred but not required for some positions. It's just frustrating for her to be excluded from positions she really wanted and was qualified for based on not being bi-lingual. We came here from out of state and she had never experienced this problem anywhere else we've lived. I appreciate your comments and I enjoy the opinions I read here even when they are different than my own.
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