@dmire

Placement organization

Name of organization: @dmire
Town/city: Alsemberg
Country: België

Student

Name of student: Kimberley Ariese
Website: http://www.admire.be
Name of student: Kimberley Ariese
Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC & MICE
Organization’s activities: Making RFP’s and potential follow up for leisure & corporate files
Target group of the organization: Corporate clients and FIT’s
Company culture: Informal, if you speak Dutch you can address everybody with ‘je’. I was treated as a normal employee, no differences.
Number of employees: 10
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? No, because less time to work on school, but you do get a lot in return. It is definitely no internship where you bring coffee to your boss. So even though I had to for school outside the internship and at the moment it is pretty tiring, I think it the end this will be worth it.

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? There are no departments
Brief description of your daily activities: In busy periods mainly working on proposals. In quiet periods everything from updating database, checking online publications, making pp presentations and whatever chore was available.
Brief description of your company assignment: I had to give an overview of which technical applications were out there at the moment and which ones were relevant for the company and how they could benefit the company.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: You are treated as an employee, getting time to work for school is difficult especially in busier periods; you have to do it in between things. Eventually I ‘negotiated’ a half day, but at a set time. If they trust you, you don’t get a lot of supervision.
Connection with study program: Relevant

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, stress-proof, confident, good communicator
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, excel, powerpoint & acces (but access is explained)
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Knowledge of any additional knowledge is a plus, especially French and/or Dutch

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Company has a lease with a studio in Linkebeek, about 4,5 km from the internship
How did you go to work every day? Bus & walk, max 15 min.

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: n/a
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): € Gas money home – Linkebeek
Accommodation (monthly): € 390,00
Local transport (monthly): € 15,00 to go to Brussels etc.
General costs of living (monthly): € 300,00 (incl. leisure, internet, groceries etc.)
Costs of visa: n/a
Costs of work permit: € n/a
What did the company pay for/to you? € € 400 ,- per month
Plus bus pass

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? I don’t think so. You are not praised, but if you do something wrong you will know. But I don’t know if it is country or company culture.

Future students on placement

My telephone number:
My e-mail address: 100165@edu.nhtv.nl or kimberleyariese@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Just be yourself, but be confident. There are some strong personalities in this company and if you are not confident, you will not have a good time. I was told that a former intern (18 years old) cried almost every day.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Brussels is about half an hour away. In Linkebeek there is nothing to do. I was lucky, because my roommate in Breda was doing her internship in Brussels so I had a place to stay on the weekends. Because there are no (great) public transportation connection in the middle of the night if you decide to go out. It is also easy to reach other cities. If you go by train order a go pass (usually its cheaper, ask at the company they can help)

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