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Se buscan informáticos con experiencia.

Se buscan informáticos con experiencia.
IT specialists with experience wanted.
From Lesson 270:Job ads and pay (el contable, el salario)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Se buscan informáticos con experiencia.

Why is the verb plural (buscan) instead of singular (busca)?
This sentence uses the passive se. Even though the English translation says wanted or we are looking for, the Spanish sentence literally translates to IT specialists are sought. Because the noun informáticos is plural, the verb must be the plural buscan to match it.
Why isn't there a personal a before informáticos? Aren't they people?
You usually need the personal a when a person is the direct object of a verb. However, it is left out here for two reasons. First, in a passive se sentence, informáticos acts as the subject, not the object. Second, the personal a is often dropped when referring to undefined, non-specific people, which is exactly the case in a general job ad.
Is this the normal way to say wanted in a job ad?
Yes! While English job ads often use the word wanted, Spanish uses the passive se with the verb buscar (to look for). You will see se busca (for one person or a singular role) or se buscan (for multiple people) on shop windows and job boards all over Spain.
Does the word informáticos just mean programmers?
It is much broader than that. An informático (or informática for a woman) is a catch-all term for an IT professional, computer scientist, software developer, or tech support worker. It comes from the noun informática, which means computer science or computing.

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