CarDelMar Ferienautovermietung GmbH

Placement organization

Name of organization: CarDelMar Ferienautovermietung GmbH
Town/city: Hamburg
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.cardelmar.de

Student

Name of student: Stan Conjaerts

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Online Broker
Organization’s activities: Offering worlwide (holiday) rental cars. They do this via their website which is offered in 9 different languages. However, CarDelMar does not have their own car fleet, but offer them in cooperation with partners on location.
Target group of the organization: Vacationers
Company culture: Informal and open atmosphere with a limited hierarchy. Everyone is very open and while the managers still make the final call, they ask co-workers about their opinions.

Everyone is addressed with his/her first name and “du”.
Number of employees: +/- 65
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Sales Travel Agencies
Brief description of your daily activities: -Implementing the new European direct debit payment system.
-E-mail and phone with Dutch and German Travel Agents.
-Translate from German to Dutch.
-Support the marketing team.
-Set up cooperations between Travel Agents and CarDelMar.
-Maintain relations with Travel Agents.
Brief description of your company assignment: Make a competitor analyses for the Dutch market and thereafter, set up a marketing / promotion plan for the Dutch market.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Very positive. The supervisor(s) are always willing to help, learn and explain things to you. You can always ask for feedback or a feedback session.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? team player, social, organised, reliable, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, FireFox / I.E., writing skills
English: Basic
Spanish:
French:
German: Advanced
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch, Mother tongue

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car / airplane / train / bus

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself
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: I went to the local municipality
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? couple of hours
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? If you cannot speak/understand German, Yes.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € +/-€50 by plain
Accommodation (monthly): € €400,-
Local transport (monthly): € €50,-
General costs of living (monthly): € €200,-
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? Salary of €400,- per month.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I knew the country’s culture, so I did nothing special.
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: sconjaerts@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Always be open-minded and visit different parts of the city.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Hamburg offers all kind of leisure possibilities, every weekend there is something interesting for someone.

Media

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