umi Digital

Placement organization

Name of organization: umi Digital
Town/city: Londen
Country: Groot-Brittannië
Website: http://umidigital.co.uk

Name of student: Kim Krewinkel

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: digital agency
Organization’s activities: Offering digital solutions for the travel and hospitality industry
Target group of the organization: businesses in the travel and hospitality industry
Company culture: the company culture is very informal. umi Digital works with many interns and everybody in the office is equal.
Number of employees: 10
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? I work in the Marketing department.
Brief description of your daily activities: Social Media Management for multiple businesses and blog writing.
Brief description of your company assignment: working out an improved Social Media Strategy.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision is fine. The company is very small so you speak each other on daily base and you can always ask about anything that’s unclear or if you need help.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, sociable, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? writing skills
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? myself
How did you go to work every day? by tube

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
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? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 90 with Ryanair
Accommodation (monthly): € 800
Local transport (monthly): € 120
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? umi gives 25 pounds per day as financial compensation for Travel and Lunch expenses.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
London’s culture isn’t very different from the Dutch culture. It’s more crowded but that’s something you can get used to pretty easy.
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: kimkrewinkel@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Apply for an English bank account with debit card. This way you can pay with pounds and don’t have the issue between the currency change and fees between the euro and the pound.

Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: London’s has so many leisure possibilities. From the iconic sites that London is rich to the little thing that you will discover just by walking around. I’ve enjoyed every single minute of my stay in this city.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link