That's an interesting point. He's been working for some months on his own project, that is an app for managing SMEs' salesforce. He has some experience on the enterprise so he really understands the problem.
The thing is that he is actually 3 steps from being on the curb (I live alone and am economically independent)
wow, sorry to hear that... that makes things way more difficult.
In that case, I would suggest that he applies to some of the bigger companies (like... real big), like HP/Dell, and market himself as a "tech-lead" -- it's got more hope of being near code than a project manager, and they value experience (and it's relatively easy to get into big companies)... Though I don't know which big companies are in spain (AFAIK that's where you are?)
The thing is that he is actually 3 steps from being on the curb (I live alone and am economically independent)