Prima che inizi la selezione, controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum.

Because prima che normally requires the subjunctive in Italian.

• inizia = indicative present
• inizi = subjunctive present

So:

• Prima che inizia... ❌
• Prima che inizi... ✅

This is one of the most common patterns in Italian: after expressions like prima che, Italian uses the subjunctive because the action is viewed as something not yet realized at that moment.

Prima che means before or more literally before that.

In this sentence:

• Prima che inizi la selezione = Before the selection starts

A useful comparison:

• prima di + infinitive: used when the subject is the same

  • Prima di uscire, controllo il telefono.
  • Before going out, I check my phone.

• prima che + subjunctive: used when there is a separate clause

  • Prima che inizi la selezione, controllo...
  • Before the selection starts, I check...

Because the action after prima che is seen as something that has not happened yet at the reference point.

In this sentence, the speaker checks the résumé before the selection begins. Since the selection has not started yet, Italian treats that following action as pending or anticipated, which is why the subjunctive appears.

This is a grammar rule rather than a stylistic choice in standard Italian.

Italian often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

• controllo = I check
• controlli = you check
• controlla = he/she checks

So io controllo is possible, but usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum. = neutral
• Io controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum. = more emphatic, like I check it again

No. In this sentence, controllo means I check or I review, not I control.

This is a common false friend:

• controllare can often mean to check, to inspect, to look over
• English to control is often controllare only in some contexts, but not always

Here, controllo il mio curriculum means:

• I check my résumé/CV
• I look over my résumé/CV again

Di nuovo means again.

So:

• controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum = I check my résumé again

It can also sometimes mean anew, depending on context, but here again is the natural meaning.

Similar alternatives:

• di nuovo = again
• ancora = again/still

In this sentence, di nuovo sounds very natural.

In Italian, possessives usually take a definite article.

So:

• il mio curriculum = my résumé
• la mia macchina = my car
• i miei amici = my friends

Unlike English, Italian normally says the equivalent of the my résumé.

There are a few exceptions, especially with singular family members:

• mio padre
• mia sorella

But curriculum is not one of those exceptions, so il mio curriculum is correct.

Here, selezione most likely refers to a selection process, such as a hiring process, screening, or recruitment stage.

Depending on context, it could be translated as:

• selection
• screening
• selection process
• recruitment process

So the sentence suggests something like checking your résumé again before a job-related evaluation or screening begins.

Yes, but it changes the structure slightly.

• Prima che inizi la selezione, controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum.

  • Before the selection starts, I check my résumé again.

• Prima della selezione, controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum.

  • Before the selection, I check my résumé again.

The second version uses a noun phrase instead of a whole clause. It is simpler and also very natural. The original sentence is just a bit more explicit because it says before the selection begins.

Because la selezione is the subject of inizi:

• inizi = begins / may begin
• la selezione = the selection

Italian sometimes places the subject after the verb, especially in subordinate clauses, and it sounds perfectly natural here.

You could also think of it as:

• Prima che la selezione inizi...

This is also grammatically correct, but Prima che inizi la selezione is the more natural order in many contexts.

Italian often uses the present tense for actions that are habitual, immediate, or part of a routine.

Here, controllo can mean:

• I check
• I usually check
• I’m checking in a present-time narrative sense

Without more context, the present tense is completely normal. Italian does not need a special future or progressive form here.

Normally, no in this structure.

You would not say:

• Prima che inizierà la selezione... ❌

After prima che, standard Italian uses the subjunctive, not the future indicative.

So the correct form is:

• Prima che inizi la selezione... ✅

Even if the event is in the future, Italian still uses the subjunctive after prima che.

It is a normal Italian word, but in this context it means résumé/CV, not school curriculum.

In Italian, curriculum often appears as:

• curriculum
• curriculum vitae

So:

• il mio curriculum = my résumé / my CV

This is a very important vocabulary point, because English curriculum usually means a course of study, while Italian curriculum often means the document used for job applications.

Yes, in many contexts you can.

• Controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum.
• Controllo ancora il mio curriculum.

Both can mean I check my résumé again.

However, ancora can also mean still, so sometimes it is a bit more ambiguous. Di nuovo clearly emphasizes repetition, so it is often the safer choice when you want to say again.

The comma is very natural and standard here because the sentence begins with a subordinate clause:

• Prima che inizi la selezione, controllo di nuovo il mio curriculum.

The comma helps separate:

1. the time clause
2. the main clause

In short sentences, punctuation can sometimes vary, but in this case the comma is the normal choice.

Yes, depending on the nuance.

• controllo = I check / I review
• rileggo = I reread

If you want to emphasize reading the résumé again, rileggo works well:

• Prima che inizi la selezione, rileggo il mio curriculum.

If you want a broader idea of checking for errors or reviewing content, controllo is better.