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Employment in Italy

The Effects of Italy's Austerity Measures?

Italy’s official statistics office ISAT releases figures on employment and unemployment levels regularly and on the 30th September, an update on Italy’s employment situation was made public.  The figures reveal that there are anomalies concerning unemployment levels in Italy’s south. So how many people in Italy are available for work? A total of 25.041 million […]

No Future in Italy for the Young

Low salaries, unclear career paths, and a distinct lack of meritocracy are aspects of Italy’s job market which have caused many young Italians to look for jobs outside of Italy. Italian brain power, which is not to be underestimated, is moving away, and may never return.

Recent Italian News Roundup

Well, I’m back here in Milan after my short and not particularly holiday like trip down to Genova. Anyway, I’ll resist boring you with the details and recount some much more interesting items which have been mentioned in the Italian news. Soldiers on the Streets Despite the fact that Italy, with the exception of a […]

Raccomandato – It’s Who You Know

One of the meanings of the Italian word ‘Raccomandato’ is ‘recommended’. It’s a word you hear quite a lot here, but not always for the right reasons.

An Odd Obstacle for Young Italian Job Seekers

The Situation OK, so you are young, Italian, from the south of Italy, have just finished struggling through a five year degree course which took seven or eight years and you have had the courage to move all the way up to Milan to do a Master in some business school or other. All in […]