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International Recruiting with Ivana Lodovici
About This Week’s Guest Ivana Lodovici
Ivana Lodovici is the Director of International Recruitment at YER USA.
YER USA assists European companies with the selection of North American-based candidates.
Ivana was born in Italy and spent her youth in Luxembourg City. After she graduated from college in Italy she moved to the United States, she completed her Masters Degree in Miami where she resides.
As of today, Ivana has conducted numerous national and international searches for a broad spectrum of multinational companies.
She writes a blog on LinkedIn called “The Real Deal: Hiring in the USA“.
“I went through a lot of culture shocks when I first moved to the US“
- You have to be open-minded. Be humble that your culture is not always the best.
- You have to listen and have good listening and observation skills.
- You have to read (some) history; it will give you the necessary background to better understand the other culture.
Links mentioned in this episode are:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanalodovici/
- Email: ivanalodivici@yer.com
More on Italy and its culture can be found here.
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