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Ideas, data and opinions on technical talent.
Headhunting, engineering and the job market — no fluff.
Against the GrainThe best engineers aren't job hunting. As of today, they have an agent.
Introducing Scuderia Labora, our direct representation programme for technical talent: a select group of profiles, introduced to the right companies with public rules. Free for the talent.
Against the GrainThe glass drop-ceiling: why the best engineers don't want to be managers (and that's fine).
In Italy the only way to advance as an engineer is to stop being one. So companies lose twice: an excellent technician and a mediocre manager. There's an alternative, and abroad it's worked for decades.
Against the GrainThe inverted pyramid: soon we'll have more seniors than juniors. And Italy isn't ready.
By 2040 Italy will lose over 5 million working-age people. Juniors become a rare commodity, seniors the majority of the market, but companies, careers and contracts are still designed for a world that no longer exists.
Against the Grain"We're looking for an engineer with passion": why generic job descriptions drive the best away.
Italian technical job ads are all the same: 20 requirements, zero information, no salary. Here's how a good engineer reads a job description, and how to write one that works.
Against the GrainWe don't care much about your CV. Here's what we actually look at.
A technical headhunter reads hundreds of CVs. And almost never decides based on the CV. Here's what really counts when assessing an engineer, and what you can stop polishing.
Anatomy of a SearchAnatomy of a search: nine weeks for a process engineer.
What really happens inside a technical headhunting mandate? A week-by-week chronicle of a real search: 124 profiles mapped, 9 interviews, one counteroffer, and one signature.
Sector DossierAerospace Dossier: Where are Italy's aerospace engineers? Mapping a rare talent.
Leonardo announces 28,000 hires, Thales is looking for engineers, the clusters are growing, but technical profiles are scarce. The map of aerospace talent in Italy: hubs, universities, the roles you can't find.