80% OF ALL JOBS ARE NOT ADVERTISED IN SPAIN

Only one in five job vacancies in Spain are advertised, with the rest being filled by existing staff or their contacts outside work, according to a study by business school ESCP Europe. A total of 80 per cent of jobs are filled before they even get to the advertising stage, and companies are spending far less on recruitment, selection and headhunters, preferring instead to use their own databases.This is part of what is contributing to the economic crisis and high unemployment rate, says ESCP.  Are the best candidates getting the positions? Or is it more a case of "doing favours" to relatives and friends?

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 Not surprised about that I'm afraid although it's mildly gratifying having what I've always thought "officially" clarified by a business school survey. In Seville, where I live, which is a big city with a population of around a million, there are less proper jobs advertised than in any small town local paper in the UK. When I visit my mother I'm always amazed that their are jobs I could actually potentially do in the Harpenden Advertiser!