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How to find seasonal (farm worker) jobs in Italy for Decreto Flussi?

Decreto Flussi for 2020 has been announced by the Italian government which allows almost 18,000 non-EU citizens to apply for a seasonal visa in Italy.

Finding jobs for seasonal work is never too easy but thanks to some private and official portal, that allows non-EU citizens to search for suitable jobs to apply under decreto flussi program.

Decreto Flussi is an immigration flow, that allows every year, non-EU citizens to get a work visa of 9 months for temporary work in different provinces of Italy.

Same as last year, a quota of 30,850 has been set aside for seasonal and non-seasonal workers. 18,000 total quota of seasonal workers allows specified reservations of 6,000 workers for the agriculture sector only.

Pakistani, Indians and Bangladeshi citizens are also part of total 30 countries that have been allowed to participate in Decreto Flussi.

How to find seasonal jobs in Italy?

Most of people use personal relations such as family members or friends who are already settled in Italy for a job reference. But many have no such facility. In this case, online portals are the only hope to find seasonal jobs in Italy. Here is some online portal to find or search for seasonal jobs in Italy.

Eures Portal

This portal has been designed by the European Commission for non-EU workers to write a CV and find jobs all around the European countries. To get assistance from this portal, follow the instructions below:

Click on this link https://ec.europa.eu/eures/public/homepage which will land you on the following page:

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Click on find a job:

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In the job category section, write the desired job name (in this case it should be an agricultural job), and then in the next country box, choose Italy:

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This page will show you always updated available jobs in different regions of Italy. Click on one suitable job offer, and apply online either on their web portal or by sending them your CV and cover letter.

You can also create a job seeker account on Eures website here to get notified for new jobs: https://ec.europa.eu/eures/eures-apps/um/page/main?lang=en#/registration/jobseeker

Other private and official job portals

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Please do note that all these job portals are third parties. We have no contact or partnership with them whatsoever. Never pay anyone money for finding jobs. We hold no responsibility or money matters that you deal with them. It may also happen, in the future, these jobs are replaced by other jobs or you can’t find those as they are continuously updated.

Exemplary titles of jobs in the agri-food industry

  • Agronomist
  • Agrotechnician
  • Laboratory analyst of the agri-food industry
  • Poultry farmer
  • Agri-food technician
  • Cellarman –
  • Direct farmer
  • Farm operator (professional agricultural entrepreneur)
  • The driver of food processing plants
  • The driver of agricultural machinery
  • Environmental consultant
  • Oenologist
  • Fruit grower – Frantoiano
  • Specialized agricultural worker (farm worker)
  • Horticulturist
  • Pruner

Italian CV and Cover Letter patterns

The most used curriculum is the one in European format, as it allows uniformity of information between people of different nationalities or who have completed studies in different countries. It also allows companies to have a single and clear tool in which skills are identified regardless of the country of origin and the place where the qualifications were obtained. This does not mean that it cannot be modified according to the different job offers and that it is always advisable to detail it in detail.
The curricula can be customized, made engaging with particular references to one’s interests or personality, they can also be created in video form. Obviously, it always depends on the applicant’s nature and must be in line with the role for which you are applying, and for this purpose, it would be useful to have various types already ready.

The European Curriculum Vitae is important because, on the one hand, it is able to enhance experiences and training courses at a universal level, without cultural distinctions and belonging; on the other hand, its standardized model allows companies to have a single and clear tool in which skills are identified regardless of the country of origin and where the qualifications were obtained.

The sections of the European CV consider the areas of greatest importance, essential to provide a complete profile of the candidate to spend on the job market even across borders. The sections are divided into:

  • personal data
  • work experiences
  • education and training
  • personal skills (including foreign languages)
  • interpersonal skills (predisposition to work in a team, etc.)
  • organizational skills (coordination experiences, for example)
  • technical skills (use of computers, equipment, machinery)
  • artistic skills (music, writing, drawing)
  • Other specific skills are then required, possession of a driving license, further information of particular relevance (indicate references, for example), and any attachments to be presented (examples of works performed in the case of professions such as art director or graphic designer).

Click here to write a free CV and Cover letter according to European patterns by Europass.