Representation Plus / First Public Relations

Placement organization

Name of organization: Representation Plus / First Public Relations
Town/city: London
Country: Groot-Brittannië
Website: http://www.firstpr.co.uk/home

Student

Name of student: Chantal van der Spek

Specialist area: MTMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Public Relations and Marketing Cosultancy
Organization’s activities: Marketing and PR for several clients
Target group of the organization: Tour operators and media outlets
Company culture: There is a hierarchy in the company. Everything needs to be approved by the Managing Director. The colleagues are very kind to each other. I helped the PR department and Oman department with several tasks.
Number of employees: 15
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? No, because I have never done some tasks which were mentioned on my contract.

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Oman department and PR department
Brief description of your daily activities: Coverage, forward features, requests from journalists, tour operator directory and the monthly reports.
Brief description of your company assignment: Commissioned by First Public Relations, a UK International Public Relations and Trade Relations Action Plan for 2013 – 2014 for Malaysia will be made.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: It is enough, but it could be more.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, teamplayer, flexible, stress-proof, representable, sociable and accurately.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? website
How did you go to work every day? public transport

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: n.a.
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? .

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € Can be really cheap
Accommodation (monthly): € 520,00
Local transport (monthly): € 150,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 650,00
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Transport costs GBP 100,00

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not that different from the Dutch culture
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 112165@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Always be polite in the company.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Gym, Swimming Pool
Shopping, pubs

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link