Moving to the States (employment, profit, jobs, companies)

[From Spain to States]

After more than ten years of living in Spain, I am in the midst of making one of the toughest decision in my life: to go back home to the US. The job situation is quite precarious in Spain and I feel there are more opportunities within the States.


The problem is I don´t know where to start....San Diego, Boston, New York... these places are quite expensive but do appeal to me. I have tried to get in touch with various consultant companies to no avail… so perhaps someone from the virtual community could give me a hand.

My questions are basic, where do I begin? What are the jobs opportunities for a bilingual (Spanish English) person with work experience in management....are they prevalent out there? Or has the economic crisis damaged possible employment?

How does one know which city fits one best; taking in consideration affordability, jobs, safety...?

Before I take the jump, I want to make sure that this is a feasible plan….it will be hard for me, because I love Spain so much….but there are so few good paying jobs here.

Thank you.

[annerk]

Miami. Lot's on International business with a need for fully bi-lingual, educated workers.

[brightdoglover]

Offhand, I'd say that being Spanish bilingual in Boston isn't as much an advantage as it might be in other cities with more Spanish speakers. The second-largest linguistic group in Massachusetts is Portuguese- lots of Brazilians.
I second the thought of Miami. I think it might be a major U.S. city where Spanish speaking doesn't necessarily mean lower income.

[charolastra00]

Originally Posted by brightdoglover

Offhand, I'd say that being Spanish bilingual in Boston isn't as much an advantage as it might be in other cities with more Spanish speakers. The second-largest linguistic group in Massachusetts is Portuguese- lots of Brazilians.
I second the thought of Miami. I think it might be a major U.S. city where Spanish speaking doesn't necessarily mean lower income.

It actually is still a fairly big advantage. There is a large population of Central Americans in Boston because many of the Catholic churches sponsored refugees during the conflicts in the 80s. Since then, it's snowballed with many more people from Central America coming to the area. However, much of the work is in outreach and nonprofits. The same would be true for any work requiring Portuguese or Creole knowledge. I mean, I'm a Latin American studies major in Boston and have no problems finding internships that involve work with Spanish speaking immigrants and rarely go a day without speaking Spanish.

Still, Boston is a major city with many multinational corporations and operations- especially when you start considering all the tech and education work in the city and suburbs. Many would have dealings with Spain and Latin American countries. However, that is true with most US cities.

[desertsun41]

You posted the same post in other places. You said moving 'back" to the states which suggests you have lived here before. How long were you in the states? Even just a few years in your adult life living here you should have formed all kinds of knowledge on your own.

I spent some time in the Canary Islands, Spain. Why would you want to leave that paradise unless you are in some big boring city.

I dont know what your economy is like there but the USA is in a very deep depression and jobs are very scarce. You will struggle to survive here.