J&TI events

Placement organization

Name of organization: J&TI events
Town/city: Rome
Country: Italië
Website: http://jti-events.com

Name of student: Loes van Krieken

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: Organizing global- or custom made events, team building activities, trips to Italy.
Target group of the organization: Northern EU countries
Company culture: There is a clear hierarchy within the company, however the communication etc among colleagues is rather informal.
Number of employees: 5-10
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Booking & Operations department
Brief description of your daily activities: Checking e-mails, contacting suppliers such as hotels, preparing proposals (social programme and hotel discriptions), preparing budgets
Brief description of your company assignment: My company assignment is about the possibilities for the company to improve their Social Media appearance.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I had one company supervisor to whom I could address my questions. However, all employees were open to help me at any time.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, flexible, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: Italian is an added value, but not a must

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Italian websites
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: not applicable
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? not applicable
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance? not applicable

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? I followed Italian in school, it is an added value but not a must

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 200
Accommodation (monthly): € 460
Local transport (monthly): € 30
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? They arranged Italian classes once a week, one hour per class, for me.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Reading into some articles
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: 130783@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Arrange an accommodation close to the office (preferably walking distance) and close to public transport possibilities (preferably metro). In this way you have easy access to all necessary things.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: City centre and all famous sights, Tivoli, the beach etc.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link