Switch Careers in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to switch careers in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• answer basic interview questions

• discuss where you want to live

• talk about things one might do

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
conveniente	a good idea
harto	fed up with
negativo	negative
positivo	positive
recomendable	advisable, recommendable

examples
Aprender otras lenguas es recomendable. Learning other languages is advisable.
Cambiar de trabajo es positivo. Changing jobs is positive.
Actualizar tu currículum es conveniente. Updating your CV is a good idea.

Adverb

Spanish	English
quizá	maybe

Note that quizá can also be spelled quizás.

examples
Quizá un curso para aprender inglés. Maybe a class to learn English.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el ascenso	promotion
el cambio	change
la carrera	career
el currículum	CV
el desafío	challenge
la dirección	management
el director	director
la economía	economics
el empleado	employee
Europa	Europe
las finanzas	finance
Francia	France
el gerente	manager
Irlanda	Ireland
la oportunidad	opportunity
Portugal	Portugal
la suerte	luck
la transición	transition

examples
¿Por qué estás buscando un cambio? Why are you looking for a change?
Quiero un ascenso en mi trabajo. I want a promotion at my job.
Buscar oportunidades nuevas no es negativo. Looking for new opportunities is not negative.

Noun Phrase

Spanish	English
el aumento de sueldo	raise

examples
Quiero un aumento de sueldo. I want a raise.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Actualizar

Actualizaris a regular -ar verb that means to update.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	actualizo	I update
tú	actualizas	you update	informal singular you
vos	actualizás	you update	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	actualiza	he, she updates
usted	actualiza	you update	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	actualizamos	we update
vosotros, vosotras	actualizáis	you update	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	actualizan	they update
ustedes	actualizan	you update	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

You can use an infinitive as the subject of a sentence in Spanish, much like how a gerund can be used in English. For example:

examples
Actualizar tu currículum es conveniente. Updating your CV is a good idea.

When using a pronoun to replace a direct or indirect object, or a reflexive pronoun with a present participle in a compound tense, you can either place the pronoun in front of the conjugated verb or attach it to the -ndo ending.

examples
Tu curriculum. ¿Estás actualizándolo? Your CV. Are you updating it?
Tu curriculum. Lo estás actualizando? Your CV. Are you updating it?

Note that when attaching a pronoun to the present participle, you must add an accent to the vowel before the -ndo.

Estás actualizándolo?

Estás actualizandolo?

Crear

Crearis a regular -ar verb that means to create.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	creo	I create
tú	creas	you create	informal singular you
vos	creás	you create	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	crea	he, she creates
usted	crea	you create	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	creamos	we create
vosotros, vosotras	creáis	you create	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	crean	they create
ustedes	crean	you create	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mudarse

Mudarseis a pronominal verb that means to move.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me mudo	I move
tú	te mudas	you move	informal singular you
vos	te mudás	you move	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se muda	he, she moves
usted	se muda	you move	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos mudamos	we move
vosotros, vosotras	os mudáis	you move	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se mudan	they move
ustedes	se mudan	you move	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrases!

Analizar Datos

Analizar datosis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to analyze data.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	analizo datos	I analyze data
tú	analizas datos	you analyze data	informal singular you
vos	analizás datos	you analyze data	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	analiza datos	he, she analyzes data
usted	analiza datos	you analyze data	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	analizamos datos	we analyze data
vosotros, vosotras	analizáis datos	you analyze data	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	analizan datos	they analyze data
ustedes	analizan datos	you analyze data	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hacer Un Curso

Hacer un cursois an -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to take a class.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hago un curso	I take a class
tú	haces un curso	you take a class	informal singular you
vos	hacés un curso	you take a class	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hace un curso	he, she takes a class
usted	hace un curso	you take a class	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacemos un curso	we take a class
vosotros, vosotras	hacéis un curso	you take a class	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacen un curso	they take a class
ustedes	hacen un curso	you take a class	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tense Tips: The Present Progressive

In Spanish, the present progressive (also called the present continuous) uses the following structure:

estar conjugated in the present simple + present participle

examples
Estoy esperando una buena oportunidad. I'm waiting for a good opportunity.
¿Por qué estás buscando un cambio? Why are you looking for a change?
Estoy buscando trabajo en Irlanda. I'm looking for work in Ireland.

Read more about the present progressive in this article.

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
Estoy buscando un trabajo nuevo.	I'm looking for a new job.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Samuel:

Valeria, estoy buscando un trabajo nuevo. Estoy harto de mi trabajo.

Valeria, I’m looking for a new job. I’m fed up with my job.

Valeria:

¿Por qué estás buscando un cambio?

Why are you looking for a change?

Samuel:

No me gusta mi carrera profesional, y necesito desafíos nuevos. Además, quiero un aumento de sueldo.

I don’t like my professional career, and I need new challenges. Also, I want a raise.

Valeria:

¿Dónde estás buscando un trabajo nuevo? ¿Aquí en Houston?

Where are you looking for a new job? Here in Houston?

Samuel:

No. Quiero mudarme a Europa. Estoy pensando en Portugal, pero también estoy considerando Francia.

No. I want to move to Europe. I’m thinking about Portugal, but I’m also considering France.

Valeria:

Pero, ¿qué idiomas hablas, Samuel? ¿Inglés, verdad? Aprender otras lenguas es recomendable.

But what languages do you speak, Samuel? English, right? Learning other languages is advisable.

Want to learn more about how to switch careers in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Professions in Spanish

• Basic Spanish for Business Professionals

• Do a Job Interview in Spanish