Within the new project “International Summer School” organized by the Catholic University of Milan and coordinated by Professor Giulia Gibertoni, Max Mara was honored to host at the Headquarters in Reggio Emilia a group of American students coming from different universities of Business and Communication.
Focus of the day was the notion of contemporary Made in Italy, especially in relation to its most strategic elements, such as the vital link to the brand’s historical values , the excellence in product manufacturing, the attention for details and, of course, constant innovation.
In the morning with Mr. Giuseppe Bacci, CEO of Factory St. Maurizio, a Max Mara Group company, our guests could experience firsthand the culture of quality that mirrors Max Mara fundamental values and core philosophy, thus tangibly approaching the very basis of contemporary Made in Italy.
The visit went on to the Group Library then to the Vintage and Historical Archive, where Laura Lusuardi, Fashion Coordinator of Max Mara Fashion Group, narrated the historical roots of the Group, from the foundation of Max Mara in 1951, introducing the various brands and finally focusing both on the present state of the art and on future perspectives.

We are proud to report this following feedback among the many:

“The group was amazed to discover how the heritage of traditional know-how and techniques, along with constant research and innovation, do produce the unexpected result of a timeless elegance.
There’s no livelier way to experience the beauty of the Made in Italy”.

Our Group will be taking part in the second edition of the Career Day dedicated to Chinese students in Italy, organised by the Italy – China Foundation in collaboration with the Emilia Romagna Region, Unindustria Bologna, Associna and AlmaLaurea, and with the partership of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Milan, which will be held in Bologna on 11/05/2011.
We will be meeting young Chinese graduates and final-year undergraduates, who will be considered for the work placement and employment opportunities we have to offer.

Fiorenza, HR Dept.

On Febrary 16th 2011 we took part in the first edition of the Career Day dedicated to Chinese students in Italy, organised by “Fondazione Italia Cina”, in collaboration with Assolombarda and Associna and with the partnership of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Milan. The topic of the event was: Italia e Cina in società, risorse umane del “paese di mezzo” nella moderna azienda italiana (Italy and China in collaboration, human resources from the “middle country” in the modern Italian eneterprise).

39 young Chinese graduates and final year students in Italy applied to our Group for internships and work opportunities that we will evaluate in the next weeks.

As part of the training and professional development programmes for young staff in the Group, in December 2010 Laura Lusuardi, Fashion Coordinator of MMFG, held a seminar on the Max Mara product and the history of the company, aimed at young people working in the company as junior and assistant product managers.
The seminar, which started out from the company library and was further developed in the company archives, covered the fundamental stages in the history of our Group, helping participants to learn about all the Brands.

Caterina, PM Dept.

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Career Day 2010, which our Group is taking part in, is marked by the involvement of all the faculties of the University of Parma, and the possibility to meet graduates and undergraduates from all the three-year 1st cycle and two-year 2nd cycle degree courses in a single event.
This initiative will be held on 06/05/2010 at the headquarters of the University of Parma.

After the event we will be able to assess the most interesting applications received.

Fiorenza, HR Dept.

On February 16th 2010 we had our annual meeting with Polimoda Master students in Florence.
The students had an opportunity to become acquainted with our Group by engaging in a direct dialogue with our company experts.
All of the 60 teenagers on the Master courses came to the meeting accompanied by their coordinators, professors and the Headmistress of the school, Linda Loppa, that we would like to thank for the usual warm welcome.
About thirty students applied for a place on our Group’s apprenticeship scheme; we will be holding interviews starting from next week so we can get to know them personally.

Fiorenza, HR Dept.

Our Group has begun collaborating with the Capri Fashion Campus, with our staff spending the morning providing testimonials of their experience to the students on the Master’s Degree courses in Fashion Brand Management and Fashion Marketing and Business Management.
Over the next few months, a number of students will be considered for work placements that form part of the training programmes.

Franco, HR Dept.

On 5th June 2009, the Max Mara Fashion Group will take part in the Open Day, an event organised by the Faculty of Engineering in Reggio Emilia involving a series of meetings between students and companies.
We will have the opportunity to meet the students attending first and second level degree courses who are interested in work placements and in carrying out research work for their degree dissertations at our premises.

Fiorenza, HR Dept.

On Thursday 14th May, we took part in the Career Day organised by the professors and students of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Parma.
The entire day was marked by the interest and engagement demonstrated by both the companies and the final year students present, and we were able to collect the CVs of over 200 potential candidates interested in working for the Group.

From the next few weeks onwards, we will be meeting the students again for the second stage of the recruitment interviews.

Paola, HR Dept.

Tuesday 12th May, the Max Mara Fashion Group’s Schools and Universities Project Team meets the students of the Alma Graduate School in Bologna on the Master course in Business Management, specialising in Retail and Made in Italy and Communications and Marketing.

Max Mara Fashion Group and Alma, the Graduate School of Information Technology, Management and Communications in Bologna, have been cooperating for years in the training and identification of talents to take on in the company.
In the week following the presentation, selection interviews will be organised for students interested in Work Placements in our company.

Franco, HR Dept.