I need a job!! Please help!!

Jessy7 · #1 02-22-2006, 09:31 PM

Hello everyone,

I am a 24 yrs old born and raised in NYC. I will be getting married and moving to santo domingo by the end of this year. I am looking for a job that pays in dollars or a decent peso salary. I am fluent in English and Spanish and have a BA in Sociology.

If anybody could guide me I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank You
Jessy

ricktoronto · #2 02-22-2006, 10:52 PM

Have you ever had a job? E.g. looking for a job often is aided by your experience vs. just education. Sociology degrees are right up there with history, philosophy, English degrees, in terms of not much in the way of job skills attached. I cannot imagine hiring a sociology graduate vs. one with business , commerce, economics, math, computer science, engineering, etc.

Thakfully you are one of the first people posting for work here who actually is fluent in Spanish , seeking work in a country were they coincidentally enough, speak Spanish. That should help a lot.

I suspect the "decent" salary part will be hard to find.

ZEUS · #3 02-22-2006, 11:07 PM

Just remember, when you say 'I do', You're dead..

Zeus (evil)

MaineGirl · #4 02-23-2006, 08:50 AM

My advice is to seek teacher certification before you move. With a BA in sociology, you will likely need a few courses--but once you have the certificate you are infinitely more marketable. On the other hand, just having a degree and being bilingual will get you in the door of a lot of schools. Teachers do not get paid much but it is a job that you may fall in love with, like me. I was an art major...now I am a teacher.
With experience and the proper certification you will have the opportunity to work at better schools which pay more. I also recommend doing a TEFL course before coming. Again, will you be rich? No...but you will be prepared...in SD you may find many private clients who want to improve their English.

mommacat · #5 02-23-2006, 01:48 PM

Daughter would like to work/live in the DR so is working towards having the skills that would be useful down in the DR. She is hoping to take "Teaching English as a 2nd Language-certificate program" and also getting her Bartender licence. She does speak/understand Spanish fairly well. She has also taken dance (ballet, jazz etc.) for many years. What do you think her chances are of finding a fairly decent job that would cover her basic needs? She is hoping to do this in Cabarete/Sousa area.

Thanks in advance, Cat

HOWMAR · #6 02-23-2006, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mommacat

Daughter would like to work/live in the DR so is working towards having the skills that would be useful down in the DR. She is hoping to take "Teaching English as a 2nd Language-certificate program" and also getting her Bartender licence. She does speak/understand Spanish fairly well. She has also taken dance (ballet, jazz etc.) for many years. What do you think her chances are of finding a fairly decent job that would cover her basic needs? She is hoping to do this in Cabarete/Sousa area.

Thanks in advance, Cat

Being able to tend bar and dance makes her well qualified to find work in Sosua.

MaineGirl · #7 02-23-2006, 03:27 PM

Actually, those are very marketable skills....

For the dancing, there are always little girls who need to learn how to dance. Again, the schools are your best bet here--find a dance school or start one up.

A good bartender in a hopping bar can make good money. Unfortunately in SOsua they haveto compete against hookers and sankies.

Also, the young hip chica look is not what an upscale bar desires. My favorite bars in Latin America almost always have a tuxedo behind the counter.

mountainfrog · #8 02-23-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessy7

.... I am looking for a job....

I guess this is done because of sheer boredom or to have an excuse to leave the house.
Dominican men like to have their spouses "caged in" and entertain their loves with their lush salaries....

Unless we can assume... but that's a different story.

m'frog

Jessy7 · #9 02-26-2006, 05:43 PM

thanks ricktoronto for your help
I have been working for ten years now
four years in hospitality concierge/front desk
2 yrs dental assistant
1year in a woman's clinic/social services
and lots of adminstrative work

Jessy7 · #10 02-26-2006, 05:50 PM

You must be dominican ;-)
I don't have the need to work in dominican republic b/c my future husband makes very good money. Yet I have been working since I am 15 years old and I can not imagine myself sitting home all day. I like to make my own money especially because I love to treat myself and splurge$$$$
It is only fair for me to find myself a job

tip: making your own money makes u INDEPENDENT