A step-by-step guide to creating your InfoJobs account, completing your CV, finding job offers in Gran Canaria and applying safely. Made for people with little experience using a phone or the Internet.
A step-by-step guide to creating your Glassdoor account, completing your profile, uploading your CV, researching companies and safely searching for jobs in Gran Canaria. Written for people with little experience using a mobile phone or the Internet.
A step-by-step guide to creating your LinkedIn account, preparing a professional profile, finding job offers in Gran Canaria and building your network of contacts. Written for people who are new to job platforms.
What's worth checking in a job offer before accepting it: the position, the salary, working hours, the type of contract, the collective agreement and other essential conditions.
Homologación, equivalencia, convalidación or reconocimiento: which procedure you need depending on your foreign qualification, what documents the Ministry asks for, and what to expect from the timelines — by Ubuntu Canarias.
Many companies use ATS systems to filter CVs before a person ever sees them. What they look for, how it affects formatting, and what you can do to make your CV read well in both cases.
A practical guide to preparing a clear and honest CV if you're looking for work in Gran Canaria, including experience gained in another country.
Why previous work experience isn't always explained the same way in a job interview in Spain, and what actually helps when talking about it.
What the municipal register (padrón) is, what documents are usually needed, and why it's worth sorting out early even when it doesn't feel urgent.
A reflection on identity, belonging and biculturalism: what it really means to stop being an immigrant, beyond the legal question.
A reflection on biculturalism, identity and belonging: what it means to live between two cultures without having to choose between them, by Soraya Mohamedi Mohamed.
A Supreme Court ruling limits summary pushbacks for people who cross by swimming, just as crossings rise in Ceuta. What the ruling says, and why it's worth looking beyond the coincidence.
Why guilt shows up during the migration process, even when things are going well, and what can help you understand it.
Sometimes it's not just a country you lose. It's also part of who you were: what migratory grief is, how it shows up, and what can help you move through it.
What the first meeting with our team is like, what documents are worth bringing, and what happens after that first contact.
Why listening before guiding makes a difference in integration processes, told by our psychosocial support team.
Ubuntu Canarias has been officially admitted as a collaborating entity of the COMPASS Network, which brings together institutions, social organisations, universities and businesses committed to managing human mobility between West Africa and the Canary Islands.
The Uruguayan community in Gran Canaria is throwing a free evening of music, food and tradition to celebrate the Declaration of Uruguay's Independence, on 22 August in Cruce de Arinaga.
The Canary Islands are calling on Brussels for fast-track transfer mechanisms to mainland Spain as the new European asylum framework tightens border detention periods.
Ubuntu Canarias attended the Intercultural Life Encounter organised by Asociación Con•Fin at Casa África: music, art, fashion and community participation on a day of shared life between cultures.
We joined the Fiestas Patrias organised by the Peruvian community in Las Palmas, together with Hatun Llaqta: dances, food, traditional dress and whole families sharing a space that filled up with Peru.
We're growing our network of collaboration. New updates on projects and partnerships will be posted here soon.
We support migrants through their social, employment and community integration process in the Canary Islands.
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