Bluefalcon,
Actually I don't know if any "low-time" pilot has ever been hired from Meridiana or Air One: of course it is possible...
I know that Air One hired several ex-Sabena pilots and I am quite sure that Volare also hired pilots with a EU Passport other than the italian one.
In any case you will need a serious contact, a recomandation, a sponsor: as far as I know there's not another way to get in.
About the Type Rating course: those airlines which are TRTO also will probably do the TR in italian language (such as Meridiana for instance which is not a TRTO but uses Alitalia sims). Other airlines which are not TRTO send their pilots either in Germany (Neos, Air One), UK (Volare) or Spain (Volare again but for sims only).
That's not a nice picture isn't it?!? Sorry for that...I'm looking for a job too!!