Lufthansa German Airlines

Placement organization

Name of organization: Lufthansa German Airlines
Town/city: New York
Country: United States of America
Website: http://www.lufthansa.com

Student

Name of student: Nina Servay

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Airline
Organization’s activities: Passenger transportation (Lufthansa Passenger Airline Group)
Target group of the organization: Focus on American market
Company culture: Very welcoming and friendly working atmosphere. Easy going but still professional contact between the colleagues and interns. Full integration of interns into the teams.
Number of employees: US headquarters ca. 200
Dress code: formal
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? All kind of departments (HR, Accounting, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Station Support, etc.). I worked in Marketing
Brief description of your daily activities: Content creation for editorial calendar, monitoring via social media tools, assisting in creating and supporting campaign activities as well as partnership and sponsorship activities, working with agencies and sales to complete projects
Brief description of your company assignment: Local competitor analysis on social media behavior
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: – very good supervision
– integration in all social media activities, such as campaigns

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? sociable, teamwork, flexible, reliable, independent, adaptable, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet, Social Media Tools
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: German is a benefit

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Via the previous interns of the company
How did you go to work every day? By car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes
Do you need a work permit? Yes
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Arranged in cooperation with the GACC (German American Chamber of Commerce)
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 3-4 months
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? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € Don’t remember
Accommodation (monthly): € 530,00
Local transport (monthly): € 190,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 1000,00 (depends on personal spending behaviour)
Costs of visa: € 1000,00
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? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 110872@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: –
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: – NYC is a great place to live
– Great variety of things to do (nightlife, parks, beaches, restaurants, shopping, etc.)

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link