HRBP | Employer Branding | Talent Acquisition | Global HR Operations
Hi there, I'm Giuseppe Palermo, and welcome to my little corner of the internet: an attempt to explain who I am and what I do without sounding like a résumé that learned to talk. Don't worry, I've left a proper CV around here too, in case you're the type who needs bullet points and LinkedIn endorsements to feel safe. The velvet rope is down, come on in.
Italian by birth, international by habit. On paper I live in Novara, a quiet town near Milan famous for good risotto and not much else happening. In practice I live out of a suitcase. Work and curiosity have dragged me across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and most of Europe, and if there's a country I've missed, it's probably because I was busy sprinting through an airport toward the next one. Adventure has enemies, and most of them wear a boarding pass shaped face. (continued)
Skills & Cv
Before we begin, a small disclaimer.
If you're looking for someone who believes HR is only about policies, procedures and spreadsheets, you're probably in the wrong place.
Don't get me wrong, processes matter.
Compliance matters.
Budgets matter.
But after more than twenty years working across international projects, engineering environments and multicultural organizations, I've learned that successful businesses are built by people long before they're built by processes.
That's the part of HR I've always enjoyed the most. (continued)
MY LIFE
Well... if you've already snooped around my profile (and let's be honest, you did), you've probably figured out I'm a Star Wars fan.
Not just an "I like lightsabers" kind of fan. I'm talking full-on quoting Yoda in meetings, debating The Clone Wars over dinner kind of fan. I even collect LEGO minifigures.
So yes, the Force is strong with this one.
And no, I don't own a Jedi robe.
Not yet.
This section is the informal bit. The "here's the human behind the HR professional" part. (continued)