MCI Ovation Stockholm

Placement organization

Name of organization: MCI Ovation Stockholm
Town/city: Stockholm
Country: Zweden
Website: http://www.ovationdmc.com

Student

Name of student: Marc Sprokkereef

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: Selling meeting space, hotels and other services in Denmark and Sweden
Target group of the organization: European, North and South American markets.
Company culture: Everyone is treated equally. The communication is very formal. Similar to the Dutch culture.
Number of employees: 24
Dress code: casual, during congresses formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? DMC, Meeting & Events, PCO and Back office
I worked in DMC
Brief description of your daily activities: Preparing presentations for clients, creating budgets, contacting clients and suppliers by phone and mail
Brief description of your company assignment: Assisting in the main congress during June
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Great supervision, very good communication

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Flexible, open, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook.
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German: Intermediate
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself
How did you go to work every day? Public transport (metro)

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

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

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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 100,00
Accommodation (monthly): € 600,00
Local transport (monthly): € 90,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 250,00
How long in advance did you apply for visa
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? EUR 1100,00 per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Not at all

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: marcsprokkereef@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Don’t search for accommodation through blocket.se
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: The city

Media

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