Job Application Documents & Interview Fundamentals
Understanding Key Job Application Documents
What is a Résumé?
A résumé (from French, meaning “summary”) is ideally a concise summary of a person’s education, skills, and employment history when applying for a job. It does not list every detail of a profile, but rather specific skills customized to the target job. A résumé is usually one or two pages long and is typically written in the third person to maintain an objective and formal tone.
What is a Curriculum Vitae (CV)?
A Curriculum Vitae
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Understanding Employment Contracts and Organizational Structure
Employment Contracts: Types and Termination
An employment contract is a formal agreement between an employer and an employee, where the employee is obliged to provide specific services on behalf of the employer and under their direction, in exchange for remuneration.
Types of Employment Contracts
- Indefinite-Term Contracts: These contracts do not specify a fixed duration.
- Fixed-Term Contracts: These contracts have a limited duration. There
Key English Vocabulary for Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism & Hospitality Essentials
Event & Tourism Management Actions
- Events: organize/arrange
- Emergencies: handle/deal with
- Room Occupancy: maximize/boost
- Tours: book/organize
- Staff: supervise/join
- Individual Holidays: book/arrange
Types of Tourism
Leisure Tourism Categories
- Holidays
- Health and Fitness
- Sporting Events
- Education and Training
- Culture and Religion
Business Tourism Categories
- Professional Meetings
- Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
- Conferences and Conventions
- Incentive Travel
Hotel & Travel Facilities
Hotel
Read MoreOptimizing Spain’s Labor Market: Flexibility & Vocational Training
Labor Flexibility Policies in Spain
Addressing the flexibility rigidities of labor relations between employers and employees is crucial. A crucial balance must be struck between protecting workers and providing flexibility for businesses. This means ensuring worker protection without discouraging employers, especially concerning the rigidities of permanent contracts, high firing costs, and difficulties in modifying working conditions in response to changes in the economic situation.
Spain faces significant
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Understanding Temporary Employment Contracts
Temporary contracts are concluded to meet specific market demands or address peak workloads, even for the company’s normal activity. A Collective Bargaining Agreement may determine the activities in which temporary workers can be hired or set general criteria on the relationship between the number of temporary contracts to be performed and the total workforce of the company, in which case, its provisions apply.
Duration and Extensions
The maximum duration
Read MoreEmployee Mobility & Contract Changes: Rights and Obligations
Functional Mobility: Employer’s Right to Unilateral Change
The employer may unilaterally change the functions that the worker was regularly performing. This type of mobility does not require specific justification from the employer and has no temporal limitation.
- Within the same occupational group or between equivalent occupational categories.
Geographical Mobility: Relocation and Displacement
Geographical mobility refers to the movement of workers, permanently or temporarily, to another workplace in
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