career counselling

WORK EXPERIENCE


[Jan 2025] - [now]

Career Formulas - Italy

International Job & Career Advisor and Founder

 

[Jan 2020] - [Nov 2024]

Nestlé [via AMS] - Italy

Team Leader Sourcing Europe

 

[Jun 2018] - [Dec 2019]

GlaxoSmithKline [via AMS] - Italy

Principal Sourcing Specialist Europe

 

[Jun 2017] - [May 2018]

Microsoft [via AMS] - Italy

Lead Sourcing Specialist Europe

 

[May 2016] - [May 2017]

Primark [via AMS] - Poland

Sourcing Specialist

 

[Jan 2016] - [Apr 2016]

General Motors - Italy

HR Specialist

 

[Sep 2014] - [Oct 2015]

Siemens - Italy & United Arab Emirates

Talent Acquisition Intern 

 

[Mar 2013] - [Jun 2013]

Italian Institute of Culture - Poland

General Intern

EDUCATION


MASTER - EXPERT IN PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND CAREER GUIDANCE

[ASNOR, Roma - IT] | 2025


POST GRADUATE MASTER - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

[Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano - IT] | 2015


BACHELOR DEGREE - LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION

[Università di Cagliari, Cagliari - IT] | 2013

CERTIFICATIONS


ASNOR* - Certified Professional Orientator

ASNOR - Balance Of Competencies


LinkedIn - Persuasive Coaching 


LinkedIn - Coaching for Results


LinkedIn - Executive Coaching


LinkedIn - Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers


AMS - Being a Trusted Advisor 


AMS - Influence and Persuasion 


AMS - Building Remote Relationships 


AMS - Social Styles 


Social Talent - Sourcing Ninja Black Belt


Mediolanum Corporate University - How to Improve Your Social Media Strategy 


Siemens - SEO, What Search Engine Optimization is?  Basic Instructions


UNICEF - Registered Volunteer



*(Italian National Association of Professional Orientators; recognized by the MIM and EUROGUIDANCE - https://asnor.it/it-orientatori-2223-masala_andrea


About me: I am the father of Mathias 👶🏻, Khaleesi 🐶 and husband of Michela 👱🏻‍♀️; Catholic 🙏🏻; mindfulness practitioner 🧘🏻‍♂️; mental health ambassador 💆🏻‍♂️; ex-basketball player 🏀; Cagliari supporter ⚽️; books and TV series lover ❤️

My name is Andrea, and I was born in the late 80s in Cagliari-Italy. 

After being a diligent student at school, I decided to study Languages and Communication at the University because I wanted to be able to speak with as many people as possible. 

Then, I chose to specialize in International HR Management since I've always also enjoyed leading people to achieve their goals, so I enrolled in a University Master's. 

During my student years and at the beginning of my professional career, I travelled quite a lot; I lived in Riga, Warsaw, Milan, Dubai, Turin, and Cracow. 

After 5 years of living abroad, I realized there is no place like home, especially when you had the luck to be born on a wonderful Mediterranean island, Sardinia. Therefore, I came back and started working remotely. 

With a total of 10 years of working experience as a Recruiter with some top multinationals (Siemens - General Motors – Primark – Microsoft – GlaxoSmithKline – Nestlé), I learned all their HR and Recruitment secrets, I also had the opportunity to achieve 3 promotions up to becoming a People Manager, but I wasn't satisfied or fulfilled.

Thus, I chose to risk it all, resign, and go back to study again to perfect my Career Guidance and Professional Orientation skills with a second Master and I became an entrepreneur.

I founded Career Formulas. 

Career Formulas is a project of different branches to help people find their space in the complex job market:

●      Video consultancy

●      Newsletter

●      Blog

●      Online courses

●      Books

●      Podcasts

Now I'm truly happy because, despite all the challenges, I do what I enjoy the most: helping people achieve more! 


"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever"



My Studies and Certifications

CV ENG.pdf

The Companies I Worked For

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