Common Energya young company based in Bari, represents an example of innovation in southern Italy, challenging the prejudices often linked to the South. Founded in the heart of Puglia, the company is committed to energy sector and currently has 160 direct employees and 240 external collaborators.
What sets her apart is her unique approach to personnel selection and human resources management. The most innovative aspect is the method used for recruiting collaborators. The company does not adopt traditional selection criteria: CVs are opened only to collect personal datawithout giving weight to work experience or academic qualifications.
The focus is instead on the motivation, passion and determination of the candidates. According to Stefano Capozzo, HR Manager of the company, what matters is the willingness to learn and the ability to face new challenges with determination and desire to do things.
A second chance for everyone
This vision has allowed Energia Comune to create a dynamic and inclusive environment, with an average age of employees ranging from 20 to 35 years. However, there is no shortage of opportunities even for the more mature: the company is in fact hiring several fifty-year-oldsoffering them a second chance after career breaks.
Training is a fundamental pillar for the company. New hires are trained directly from the company through structured paths that prepare them to become experts in the energy sector. This approach ensures that consultants are not simply salespeople, but trained professionalscapable of guiding customers in choices related to energy supply.
The main objective is to make often complex issues such as bill dynamics understandable, without using technical terms that can confuse customers. Thanks to this innovative mentality, this reality stands as model of inclusiveness and social redemption in the job market where age or one’s experience doesn’t matter but what one demonstrates in the field, without prejudice and giving everyone, truly, a second chance.
