Sands Beach Resort

Placement organization

Name of organization: Sands Beach Resort
Town/city: Lanzarote
Country: Spanje
Website: http://www.sandsbeach.eu/

Name of student: Raisa Jachmann

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Resort
Organization’s activities: A resort, however they also have a sports brand called Sands Beach Active
Target group of the organization: Family and Athletes
Company culture: It is a very friendly culture, everyone is like family.
Number of employees: 98
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 am working in the marketing department
Brief description of your daily activities: Planning, making reports, analysing social media, research on twitter, instagram, mainting the different brands on instagram and twitter, blog posts, taking pictures, editing pictures, posting on all the social media accounts, working at all the sports events, helping promote training camps, spreadsheets, videos
Brief description of your company assignment: I am researching how social media has an impact on hotel marketing.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: The supervision is done by John Beckley the marketing manager, and it was excellent. He really helped me to integrate into the job but also into my new life here, it would not have been the same without him.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? teamplayer, sociable, flexible, independent, hard worker, creative
Additional company requirements for this placement? Office, excell, photoshop
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Company
How did you go to work every day? Foot, you live at the resort

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Company
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? Everything is done for you when you get here
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? Yes, integration is easier with a bit of Spanish

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 300
Accommodation (monthly): € 0
Local transport (monthly): € 0
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? The company pays for your accomodation, every meal, work permit and financial compensation of 180 euros per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did a placement plan and placement report
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: raisajachmann@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be kind and make sure you always say Holla and Adios! If you area friendly and you interact with everyone you will get on just fine, everyone is very welcoming.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There are many sports facilities in the resort such as swimming pools, gym, water sports and many sports classes. You can also rent a bike or go snorkeling or diving.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link