Just Landed

Placement organization

Name of organization: Just Landed
Town/city: Madrid
Country: Spanje
Website: http://justlanded.com

Student

Name of student: Ayla Coraij

Specialist area: MTMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Information/community board
Organization’s activities: Helping expats to settle abroad by providing onformation (country guides), blogs, a community and advertisement board, etc on the website.
Target group of the organization: Expats
Company culture: Informal, many young people from different nationalities. More interns than permanent employees.
Number of employees: 20
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Editorial
Brief description of your daily activities:
– Advertising and PR activities through social media channels
– Publishing online content and moderating forums and adverts
– Writing, researching and updating (new) country guides
– Translating articles, guides and the site itself (for native speakers of different languages).
– Writing community blogs
Brief description of your company assignment: Updating the France guide (last updates were in 2003, many things have changed since that time) and translating the whole guide into Dutch
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Editorial manager works in the same office space. Communication takes place via the chat or just orally. We also have weekly meetings to discuss the individual projects we are working on.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, motivated, clever and pro-active, creative, taking initiative, juggling tasks, managing your time, being able to work under pressure
Additional company requirements for this placement? writing skills, excel and google docs, publising content online (EZ)
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane, metro

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself
How did you go to work every day? 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
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 150
Accommodation (monthly): € 350
Local transport (monthly): € 35
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing, only Just Landed barbeque

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Talking a little bit with (Spanish) friends who had been to Madrid. I already knew some Spanish.
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: aylacoraij@live.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Enjoy Madrid, go to parks, drink cerveza and eat tapas. Practice your Spanish. Don’t think people will just understand English.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: bars, cafes, parks, museums, shops, sights, etc.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link