Foreigners Can Become Civil Servants

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Landing a “funcionario” job is like a dream come true for many Spanish. Civil servants offer a lot of advantages as opposed to working in private sectors such as security of tenure and a decent paycheck. Since this is highly sought-after, it is not surprising that even foreigners are interested to have this job and they actually can.

Read the article below about how foreigners can become civil servants in Spain.

https://www.thelocal.es/20210927/qa-can-foreigners-become-civil-servants-in-spain/

Discussion Questions:

  1. What advantages and disadvantages of being a civil servant were mentioned in the article? Do you agree with all of them?
  2. Do you agree that foreigners should have civil servant positions in your country? What requirements do you think they should meet?
  3. In some communities in Spain, it is mandatory to speak their language in order to be a civil servant. Do you agree with this requirement?
  4. Do you work in the private sector? Would you trade your current job to a civil servant position? Why or why not?

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