Where to look for work in Italy

Your path to a job

1. 1Get your CV ready in ItalianWith Benvi it takes 5 minutes.
2. 2Search in several placesThe more channels, the faster.
   LLinkedInOffice, logistics and skilled jobs. Create a profile in Italian.IIndeedThe site with the most job ads in Italy, of every kind.IInfoJobsLots of warehouse, production, sales and restaurant jobs.SSubito.it – LavoroLocal ads from small businesses and families (carers, cleaners, nannies).BBakeca.itLocal listings, useful for jobs in your city.

   Who can work

   • To be hired you need a document that lets you work: EU citizenship or a valid residence permit (or the renewal receipt).
   • With a study permit you can work up to 20 hours a week.
   • International protection applicants can work 60 days after applying.
   • Many ads and agencies will ask for your permit at first contact: keep it ready.

   Where to look
3. 3Get ready for the interviewPractise the right phrases.

   Before

   • Find out about the company: what it does, where it is.
   • Bring: printed CV, ID, residence permit, codice fiscale.
   • Practise a 30-second intro: who you are, what you can do, when you can start.

   During

   • Arrive 10 minutes early.
   • Greet with «Buongiorno» and use the formal «Lei».
   • Talk about your experience, including in your home country: it counts.
   • Ask about hours, contract type, net pay and start date.

   After

   • Say thanks: «Grazie per il suo tempo.»
   • If they haven't called after a week, phone or write to follow up.

   Questions they'll ask

   • Mi parli di lei.Tell me about yourself.
   • Che esperienza ha?What experience do you have?
   • Perché vuole lavorare qui?Why do you want to work here?
   • Quando può iniziare?When can you start?
   • È disponibile a fare i turni?Can you work shifts?
   • Ha il permesso di soggiorno?Do you have a residence permit?

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4. 4Sign a contractAlways in writing.

   What to check before signing

   • Contract type: fixed-term or permanent, and the end date.
   • Job and level: what you'll really do.
   • The CCNL: the national sector agreement setting minimum pay and rights.
   • Hours per week, shifts and days off.
   • Gross and net pay, and how many monthly payments.
   • Probation period: how long.
   • Start date and workplace.

   Red flags

   • You're paid in cash with no payslip.
   • You don't get a copy of the contract.
   • Your payslip shows fewer hours than you work.
   • They ask you for money to hire you.

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   With a contract

   • A payslip every month
   • Pension contributions
   • Paid sick leave and holidays
   • Insurance if you're injured at work

   Off the books (no contract)

   • No proof of what you're paid
   • No pension
   • No sick leave or holidays
   • No protection if you're injured

   Free help to check your contract

   Trade union (CGIL, CISL, UIL)They check your contract and payslip and help if your employer breaks your rights.

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   What to bring

   • Contract and recent payslips

   What to ask

   • «Potete controllare il mio contratto e la busta paga?» (Can you check my contract and payslip?)

   Patronato (free advice office)Free help with permits, unemployment, maternity, pensions and checking payslips (e.g. INCA, INAS, ITAL, ACLI).

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   What to bring

   • ID and permit
   • Codice fiscale
   • The papers for your case (letters, payslips, contract)

   What to ask

   • «Mi aiutate a compilare il kit del permesso?» (Can you help with the permit kit?)
   • «Potete controllare il mio contratto?» (Can you check my contract?)

   Addresses open in Google Maps, so they're always up to date. Before going, check the opening hours and whether you need an appointment.

Where to look

Agencies and job centres are free for job seekers. If someone asks you for money to get a job, it's a scam.

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