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Working in Italy

For years Italians have been proclaiming La dolce vita (this is the life), and who can blame them. Italy’s landscape is one of the most diverse and stunningly beautiful in the world, while its cultural heritage can only be matched by Egypt and Greece. As the world’s ninth biggest economy, Italy’s economic structure is divided between the highly-industrialised and developed northern part of the country, where approximately 75% of the nation’s wealth is produced, and the less-developed and predominantly agriculturally-based south. Italy was hit hard by the recession and the road to recovery has been slower here than elsewhere in Europe, with the country’s public finances making it the second biggest debtor in the EU – second only to Greece. While this has had an impact on certain job sectors, opportunities still exist for overseas workers – particularly for those with Italian, German or French in their vocabulary. Being the birthplace of one of greatest of all civilisations, the Romans, Italy’s tourism industry is simply huge as is the wider services sector, which accounts for 65% of all jobs. Aside from tourism, most opportunities for overseas workers can be found in the energy and renewables sector, food and drink, engineering, mechanical, management and ceramics industries.