Monster.it Adds New European Jobs Section

It is now possible to for Monster users to search for suitable positions not only in Italy, but in a variety of countries throughout Europe.  However, the ‘Europe’ referred to by Monster.it is not only the European Community, but the entire geographical area, including the Russian Federation, amongst other countries.

You can see the complete list here.

For young objective-oriented Italians looking to extend their horizons, this initiative by Monster could prove very interesting.  And, those who are applying for jobs away from their homeland should remember that overseas work is often better paid than similar positions in Italy.  Further, this often means that such people can command higher salaries when, and if, they decide to re-enter the Italian job market.

Hop over to Monster, and see if can find the job you are looking for.  Oh, and knowledge of another language, such as English, will help you a great deal.

Palmer Studio legale are hiring!

Palmer Studio legale are hiring at the moment:

The following positions are presently available in our Milan and Bologna offices:

• 1 fully licensed lawyer with a minimum of 5 years experience in the fields of contract drafting and M&A.

• 1 fully licensed lawyer with a minimum of 5 years experience in litigation and arbitration.

• 2 trainee lawyers with a minimum Italian university degree mark of 100 or equivalent.

Priority will be given to applicants who have studied or worked abroad.

If you are able to work both in Italian and in English and you wish to develop or hone your professional skills in an international environment that is both challenging and motivating, then please send your CV to the following e-mail address:

opportunities@palmer-legal.com

Job Seekers and Job Hunters

Italian job seekers and employers are becoming more and more net savvy. And the big recruitment sites have not let this fact escape their attention. Monster.com, operating in Italy as Monster.it geared up for the surge in hi-tech job seekers sometime ago, and now, it is strange to find someone who is actively seeking work who does not have his or her CV/resume posted on Monster.it. However, it is not solely the likes of Monster who have turned to the potential of the Internet to help match job seekers with their ideal jobs.

Indeed, the site Infojobs.it has a greater share of the Italian market than Monster does, and this must mean that it is true to say that the European flavoured Infojobs service, founded by Spanish entrepreneur Antonio González-Barros, has a greater appeal to both Italian job hunters and employers.

Italian companies are working ever more closely with on and off line recruitment services nowadays, and the detailed profiles that are held by these services mean that finding the right person for the right position is becoming easier. It would also appear that those who are selected are satisfying their employers more readily than back in the old days of the rather random post and advert in a newspaper and wait approach which dominated the job market before mass adoption of the Internet.

It is now possible for recruiters to keep tabs on high potential youngsters, as updated CVs on the recruiters websites can give a good idea where someone is going, and whether they are moving forward, or back peddling. The process must be relatively straightforward. Tag those individuals with good degrees, or notable achievements and track their movements from one top company to another. Then, once these ‘rising stars’ have obtained enough concrete experience, the head hunters can pounce.

Another direction which those looking for potentially valid employees can take is that of LinkedIn, the business networking system. On LinkedIn someone, armed with enough patience or a methodical search strategy, can find individuals who could turn out to be effective employees, and companies are tuning to this system to find the right team. Business is in knows of at least one company in the Venice region of Italy that successfully identified and recruited personnel via LinkedIn. Lateral thinking, it seems, can often pay off.

In fact, the pay off for many employers who exploit the likes of Infojobs.it, Monster.it and Linked-In is that they end up with high quality, and proven, employees. From the candidates point of view, especially those who are high-fliers, can satisfy their urges to reach the top of the pyramid as quickly as possible.