Cape Town Rocks

Placement organization

Name of organization: Cape Town Rocks
Town/city: Cape Town
Country: Zuid-Afrika
Website: http://www.capetownrocks.nl/

Name of student: Dominique Meesters

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Accommodation
Organization’s activities: – administration
-finance
-marketing
-reply to enquiries and send proposals
– seek for new accommodations
-seek for new internships
-social media
– update website
– make advertisements

Target group of the organization: Students, tourists
Company culture: It is a small company so everyone is very open-minded and a good atmosphere.
Number of employees: 5
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Cape Town Rocks is a small company, therefore you are involved in all departments. However, marketing is the main department.
Brief description of your daily activities: Since two months, Cape Town Rocks is merged with 4Exchange. Daily activities has changed and I’m involved in more aspects of the organization. Daily activities are broad and varies every day. However, most if back-office.
Brief description of your company assignment: Writing a marketing plan of the merge with 4Exchange.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Very good. When advice is needed, I get it.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Flexible, independent
Additional company requirements for this placement? photoshop could be useful
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Dutch

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Via placement organization
How did you go to work every day? By car of by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes, exchange permit
Do you need a work permit? You need a visa
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 month
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? half year

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): € 900
Accommodation (monthly): € 350
Local transport (monthly): € 30
General costs of living (monthly): € 800
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing, sometimes lunch

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Read and hear experiences of others. Look for information on the internet.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes, it is more relaxing

Future students on placement

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

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Despite it costs a lot of time and effort to arrange a visa/exchange permit, I really recommend it. Extending a tourism visa in Cape Town can be very difficult, specially with the new and changed rules. Besides, I reccommend to rent a car. Always watch your stuff and take an old phone with you.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Cape Town is amazing as there are many leisure possibilities and activities. Specially in the summer there is much to do.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link