Career event networking: Learning About Company Culture

🇮🇹 [buongiorno] is the safe default in professional settings, including career events. It sounds more polished than [ciao] with people you've just met.

💬 [Lei] can mean [she], but with a capital letter it's also the formal [you]. That's why [Lei lavora] here means [you work], not [she works].

🇮🇹 At a networking event, [Lei] is the normal choice with recruiters, company representatives, and anyone you don't know yet. Wait for the other person to suggest switching to [tu].

💬 With formal [Lei], the verb uses the same form as [lui/lei] = [he/she]: [lavora], not [lavori]. The same pattern works in [Lei parla] and [Lei preferisce].

💬 Formal [Lei] takes the same verb form as [he/she], so [Lei lavora] uses [lavora]. You'll see the same in [Lei viene] and [Lei sa].

🇮🇹 This is polite and professional, and it fits first conversations at career events. Using [tu] too soon can sound overly familiar.

🇮🇹 [Giusto?] works well to check you understood something: like [right?] or [is that correct?]. In conversation it sounds engaged, not challenging, if you say it with a friendly tone.

💬 [da] is often used for duration with the present: [lavoro da tre anni] = [I've been working for three years]. The same pattern works in [abito qui da un mese].