Job
Resources
Italy's job market offers opportunities in several growing sectors and recent liberalization in labor laws has made employment more flexible.
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Business and Networking Groups
Personal networking, the primary means for finding a job in Italy, has historically been a difficult process for expatriates trying to find work, making networking groups essential. |
Employment
Trends
Hiring optimism in the latest surveys stems from recently strong business cycles and employment hiring in most Italian regional markets. |
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Financial Considerations
Italy is one of the least expensive countries in the European Union and average prices in both Rome and Milan are still slightly lower than in New York. |
Information
Technology
The IT industry in Italy is located predominantly in the northern part of the country and employs 4.4 percent of Italy's total workforce. |
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Resume/CVs
While the most important element in job hunting in Italy is knowing someone, the résumé/CV continues to be an essential part of the process as well. |
Engineering
Electrical and mechanical engineers tend to join firms as permanent employees, while civil and construction engineers freelance. |
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Interviewing
Advice
It is helpful for the foreign jobseeker to search out a strong contact who can introduce him/her into the working and business environment of interest. |
Accounting & Finance
In general, the number of financial sector employees has been falling constantly since 1998 due to the restructuring carried out in the sector over the last few years. |
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Work
Permits/Visas
Like many other European Union countries; Italy is a signatory to the Schengen Agreement. As such, visitors will not require a visa for stays in Italy fewer than 90 days. |
Sales & Marketing
The majority of businesses in Italy are family-owned, small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with very small staffs. |
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Cultural
Advice
Who one knows can be more important than what one knows when doing business in Italy. The bureaucracy can be very frustrating and personal contacts can be important for cutting “red tape.” |
General Business
Public relations in Italy is experiencing solid growth, as is the advertising industry. |
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