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

The Companies I Worked For