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Nine of the best websites to search for jobs in Italy

If you’re looking for your next job in Italy or are new to the country and looking for employment, here are some of the best websites to help you in your search.

Published: 30 March 2023 11:59 CEST
Updated: 3 April 2023 16:02 CEST
Nine of the best websites to search for jobs in Italy
Whether you're looking at careers in Milan or seasonal jobs on the Italian coast, there's no shortage of websites to help with your search. Photo by Andrey Andreev on Unsplash

Italy isn’t known for its excellent employment prospects, but it’s not impossible to find a decent job here – particularly if you’re planning to move for family reasons or the lifestyle and simply want to be able to support yourself.

Depending on the sector, you may also be able to find a position that advances your career as, like elsewhere, there’s high demand for certain types of highly-skilled professionals.

READ ALSO: The jobs in Italy that will be most in demand in 2023

Either way, finding a job will be one of the most important things you’ll need to do when you first arrive in Italy, or before, but figuring out where to start can be daunting when you’re in a new country. It can also be a challenge when you’ve lived here for several years and are looking to improve your prospects.

As always, we’ve got you covered at The Local. If you find yourself getting stuck looking at the same old job sites, you may want to check out the suggestions below.

The Local Jobs

Did you know that at The Local we also have our own job site? You can find it under the ‘jobs’ tab at the top of the homepage and browse positions in Italy including in education, software engineering, sales and customer service.

Most of the job descriptions are written in English too, so it’s one of the best places to look if your Italian is not quite up to scratch yet.

To see the latest job postings in Italy visit The Local’s jobs board here.

Pictured are office workers.

Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash

InfoJobs

InfoJobs is the biggest job search portal in Italy in terms of views and number of job offers. It’s the best place to start when searching for a job here, with general job listings of thousands of vacancies across the country and across various industries.

It’s straightforward to use and allows you to set various filters when searching, including work-from-home and hybrid positions.

LinkedIn

One of the most comprehensive jobs sites out there, LinkedIn is of course one of the most popular places to search for jobs worldwide, not just in Italy.

You can select the search terms for the jobs you want, as well as preferred locations. As many of you are probably already aware, LinkedIn is not only used for searching for jobs, but for making professional connections and putting your CV online so that potential recruiters can search you out too.

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Indeed

Indeed allows you to search through thousands of jobs online to find your next career move and has several tools to help you, such as with improving your CV. 

One of the best aspects of it is it features thousands of opinions from users and candidates who have already had the experience of working for the same company or have already been through the interview process.

Trovolavoro

Literally meaning ‘I find work’, this job site comes up as lavoro.corriere.it in searches as it’s part of leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera’s website.

It’s another big general job board, and among the most popular in Italy, though this time most listings will be in Italian.

Cliccalavoro.it

This Italian job search portal promises to help you “find a job in a click”, and the search function is simple and intuitive. The site highlights new jobs every day and also allows employers to post job ads for free.

Jobs in Milan

Milan is by far the most popular Italian city for foreign nationals to move to in search of a job, and for good reason. The northern economic capital has more vacancies available in a larger variety of industries, and is usually the first place to look for highly-skilled and knowledge-based work.

READ ALSO: What to know about getting an Italian work permit in 2023

This site does what it says on the tin and specialises in helping you find a job in Milan and the surrounding area. It’s available in English and allows you to search jobs by language, as well as other filters – and there are usually plenty of jobs available requiring English language skills.

LavoroTurismo

LavoroTurismo is the specialist site you need if you’re looking for a job in the hospitality sector. It features permanent jobs as well as short-term positions, as Italy needs large numbers of seasonal staff for its hotels, resorts, beach clubs, bars, restaurants and more.

You can upload your CV and see jobs requiring applicants to speak Italian, English, French, Russian and other languages.

Reteinformaticalavoro

Skilled IT professionals are in demand in Italy as elsewhere, and this specialist jobs board aims to match companies in this sector with the qualified professionals looking for job opportunities.

Good luck with your job search – and please let us know in the comments section below if there are any other useful websites you’d recommend.

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‘How we moved to Italy and only pay tax on 50 percent of our income’

Italy’s impatriate tax scheme appeals to many foreigners planning to relocate to Italy, but how exactly does it work? One British couple who used it tell reporter Silvia Marchetti about their experience.

Published: 8 March 2024 16:02 CET
Updated: 14 March 2024 15:06 CET
'How we moved to Italy and only pay tax on 50 percent of our income'

Thanks to Italy’s appealing impatriate tax scheme, John and Linda Baker, both 42, from Brighton, now pay tax on just 50 percent of their income – which is about as low as any Italian could ever dream of.

Both remote workers, John is a web designer working for UK clients, while Linda is a freelance copywriter.

In November they rented out their house in Brighton and moved to the Italian seaside resort of Amantea, in Calabria, where they bought a two-bedroom cottage in the countryside, far from the touristy coast, for €59,000.

“We applied for the impatriate tax scheme as soon as we realised we wanted to change life, quit the rat race and move to a sunny place where life was slower-paced,” John tells The Local. 

“It sounded like a great deal, paying tax on just half our income means we get to save a significant amount of money we would never have in the UK.”

This special tax regime for those moving to Italy was approved in 2019 and is available to people who move to any part of the country. Aimed at qualified and skilled foreign workers, it’s for both employed and self-employed people who become fiscal residents and reside in Italy at least 183 days per year.

READ ALSO: What is Italy’s impatriate tax rule and how is it changing?

The 50-percent tax relief on income applies for a maximum of five years and can be extended for another five.

The benefit is capped at an annual salary of €600,000, while no relief is in place for earnings over this amount. The exempt portion of income rises to 60 percent for a worker with at least one child under 18. 

The scheme has been amended over the past few years, and though it has become somewhat less appealing, it still gets plenty of interest. Italians living abroad can also apply and benefit from it. 

Italy’s government introduced the scheme mainly to lure back qualified Italian workers and researchers who had moved abroad. But those taking advantage of it are often foreigners longing to live in Italy.

The Bakers got help from an immigration legal expert in Rome, who sorted out the paperwork for them and filed their application to the Italian authorities. 

READ ALSO: If you want quality of life, choose Italy’s sunny south over the efficient north

“We could have applied directly from the UK but we thought it was better to hire an Italian professional on the ground, with deep knowledge of Italian bureaucracy and the required skills to navigate through procedures,” says Linda. 

The lowest tax band rate in Italy is 23 percent, while the highest is 43 percent. While the Bakers prefer not to disclose how much each one of them earns, they say they will be saving a lot of money, considering income tax in the UK hovers around 40 percent. The couple is confident that the two of them together could save up to €30,000 in taxes per year. 

With the extra money, the Bakers would like to buy another holiday home in Naples, so as to be closer to Rome.

READ ALSO: ‘Research and more research’: How do you choose the right part of Italy to move to?

They decided to ditch the UK due to soaring living costs, and because they wanted to live the Italian dream before they retired, while they were still actively working. 

“Usually when couples retire they start looking for a fresh start, but we did not feel like waiting until we were 60 or 70 to make the big leap and relocate to Italy,” says John. 

Amantea is relatively cheap. Dinner for two people is €35, while utility bills are among the lowest in Italy, adds Linda.

“There are also premium foods like Tropea’s red onions, Calabria’s famous chili peppers, and delicious pasta dishes which we could never even dream of back in the UK”, says John. 

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