Are you an international student at the University of Genoa?

University of Genoa offers to all the international students some career guidance services. These want to support you to plan a professional career and to search for job opportunities. 

What are you searching for? Explore the categories below in order to find the type of information or support you actually need.

Internship or job opportunities

Below are some of the main local matching platforms. We have specified for each platform the type of vacancies that can be found there and a brief description of the digital tool.

For students and graduates looking for internships, we recommend reading in detail the guide "How to search for an internship in Italy". This document can be a good starting point to understand how internships work and get advice on how to set up your own search. You can download the document at the link below:

It is also possibile to ask for information or support writing to the staff in charge of activating internships. Before activating a internship, it will be also necessary to complete the online course "general training on health and safety at work", which is available also in english language.
 

For those who are looking for part-time positions during their studies, we also point out that the University of Genoa announces, annually, a call for internal collaborators, specifically called  the "150h collaborators" and the "Tutors." 
The news can be found at this link: https://www.studenti.unige.it/attivita/
We highlight that an intermediate (or a fluent) level of Italian, is often a requirement for the majority of these collaborations.

Career Days

The University staff organizes career days and events to help match companies with candidates. These events can be useful for students and recent graduates to learn more about companies in the area and to active job searches. Scheduled events, as well as an archive of past events, can be viewed at this webpage.

For the main career days organised by the university, a ‘company sheet’ is often available with various information on each company present at the event, including the specification of the languages in which the job interview can be conducted (Italian and/or English).  

Job Agencies

Job agencies are private entities, authorised by the competent Ministry, which can support the matching of job supply and demand. Inserting one's CV in the database of an employment agency, or even several employment agencies, is a operation without any cost and can be a useful action to increase the chances of getting in touch with local companies that are looking for specific job profiles.

It is possibile to find the list of Job Agencies that operates in Genova, with details about their interest in meeting students from a specific study area and the application procedures that each company generally uses.

Career Guidance

• Individual meetings for Career counseling / CV-Check

University staff is available for individual meetings (online or in presence),  to support you to search for job opportunities, to plan a professional career and in other topics connected to the career guidance.

During the individual meeting it is possibile to have a review of a CV/cover letter, to verify whether these documents have been filled correctly and if they are in line with the student's professional project. Moreover, the service can offer advices in order to improve your CV and your cover letter.

A CV is a really important document, such as a jobseeker's business card beacause it influences the recruiter's impression of a candidate. Some web tools, like Canva (to browse different model from Europass) or the European dictionary of skills and competences DISCO (to research specific skill-related terms) can be really useful to improve your CV.

How to request an individual meeting:

• Visit the website piazza studenti
• Click on the voice "Placement - Career Services for international students"
• Login with university username & password (unigepass)
• Click on " Iscrivimi" (“subscribe me”) and then choose the date and the time for the meeting
• Click on "Prenota" (“make a reservation”)

if you don't find a date in which you would be avalaible, please write to sportellolavoro@unige.it

• Webinar 

How to participate: Within the day before the webinar, you have to subscribe to it, following the instructions:

• Visit the website piazza studenti
• Click on the voice "Placement - Career Services for international students"
• Login with university username & password (unigepass)
• Click on " Iscrivimi" (“subscribe me”) and then select the chosen laboratory and date
• Click on "Prenota" (“make a reservation”)

Upskilling

University of Genova offers online courses and opportunities that can be of value to job seekers:

• language skills: The University Language Center (CLAT) can offer online courses, information or support for language learning. We highlight that an intermediate level of Italian is often a requirement for the internships or job vacancies in Italy, for this reason, these optional courses can be an opportunity to significantly increase one's employability.
• Eduopen: UniGe and other Universities from Italy offer free online courses on Eduopen Platform. Some of them are in English language, such as "Advanced English: Scientific writing" course that can be a valuable asset for PhD applicants.
• IT skills: UniGe is an accredited Test Center for the delivery of ECDL/ICDL ( International Certification of Digital Literacy) certifications. More information on procedures, costs and exams:can be found at https://cedia.unige.it/ecdl
   

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