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Work & part-time jobs. part-time jobs

A part-time job in Italy pays the rent, builds the language fast, and looks good later. Today is the whole arc in Italian: reading a job ad and applying (l'annuncio, candidarsi), writing your CV (esperienza, competenze), the interview (il colloquio), and your first shift at work (il turno, fare una pausa). You'll reuse the past tenses for your experience and the polite conditional for the interview — no new grammar, just a new world to talk about.

Estimated time25 minutesGoalApply for, interview for, and start a part-time job in Italian
Day 25 · 4 focused lessons

Your four lessons today

  1. Job ads & applying

    Read an Italian part-time job ad and apply for it.

    Start lesson 18–10 min
    Job ads & applying
  2. Your CV8–10 min
  3. The interview8–10 min
  4. At work8–10 min
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Asking 'can you repeat?' reads as care, not weakness

Indian-English habit sometimes stays quiet to seem competent, but in an Italian workplace 'non ho capito, può ripetere?' shows the affidabilità (reliability) a manager wants on day one. Your three languages — Hindi, English, Italian — beat most local candidates, and strong school maths plus fluent English make you the obvious tutor for ripetizioni (private tuition) — often a student's easiest way in.

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