Enhancing Job Market Attractiveness: Insights from a Brainstorming Session in Italy

A recent brainstorming session, a part of the DevMIGRA research phase, brought together participants with migrant backgrounds to discuss critical aspects of skills development, job market attractiveness, cultural adaptation, and personal strengths and weaknesses. The session aimed to identify essential skills that can boost job market profiles and facilitate cultural adaptation in diverse work environments.

The brainstorming session provided valuable insights into the importance of developing

both technical and soft skills for career success. Cultural awareness and empathy were

highlighted as key factors in fostering a positive work environment. The group

emphasised the importance of communication, adaptability, teamwork, cultural

awareness, and technical proficiency to build a more attractive profile for the labour

market. Sustaining career benefits greatly from soft skills like flexibility, empathy, cultural

sensitivity, and effective decision-making. Participants were encouraged to reflect on

their strengths and weaknesses and to take proactive steps towards personal and

professional growth, identifying and improving areas such as communication clarity,

initiative-taking, and technical adaptation will enhance professional capabilities while

strengths in patience, emotional intelligence, and decisiveness will continue to support

career success.