Average Costs

50 m² flat: €500 - 800 per month
Loaf of bread: €3
Cinema: €6
Meal in a local restaurant: €10-20 

Where are the jobs?

Media and Communications
Tourism
Finance
International business

Major Italian companies

AssItalia - Large insurance firm
Esselunga, Coca Cola - Consumer goods
Fiat - Car manufacturer
Benetton - Retail
AlItalia - Tourism
ENEL - Energy supplier
Tiscali - Internet provider
Media Set - Media company

Tips and advice

- As a young person going out, you will probably have more experience than your Italian contemporaries, as they tend to finish their degrees later on (late twenties to early thirties).
- It can be quite difficult to land a Marketing or Advertising position if you have not studied these at uni, as most Italians generally tend to look more favourably at qualifications in a particular field rather than experience.
- You will have a strong advantage if you speak English, whether you’re looking to work in international business or as a teacher, as it remains a much sought-after language.
- Network with people as Italians value face to face contact.

Italian job sites

Corriere Lavoro newspaper
Careerjet.it - an Italian job search engine
Manpower
Eurointerim
Adecco

For more tailored information and help, visit eures.europa.eu.