> i imagine they don't appear on public places like linkedin
Can they do that? Just hire through a small network of people in the know? Sounds like a recipe for cronyism.
I'm not sure about Italy but in the UK companies legally have to advertise a job publicly and, if they receive an application that meets the criteria, I think they have to at least consider it, if not conduct an interview. That's not to say there is no nepotism, but there are measures to control it.
There is no legal requirement in the UK to advertise a job publicly in general, and no legal hindrance to explicit nepotism for that matter.
However there is a requirement not to discriminate on the basis of certain characteristics, and the easiest way of protecting against such claims is to advertise publicly.
But a huge number of jobs in the UK are never publicly advertised anyway.
Can they do that? Just hire through a small network of people in the know? Sounds like a recipe for cronyism.
I'm not sure about Italy but in the UK companies legally have to advertise a job publicly and, if they receive an application that meets the criteria, I think they have to at least consider it, if not conduct an interview. That's not to say there is no nepotism, but there are measures to control it.