Absolute Groups & Incentives

Placement organization

Name of organization: Absolute Groups & Incentives
Town/city: Palma
Country: Nederland
Website: http://a-incentives.com

Name of student: Rosemarie Van der Waal

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: DMC
Organization’s activities: Preparing invoices, making offers for incoming groups, helping colleagues with preperations.
Target group of the organization: MiCE market
Company culture: Informal
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? No specific department
Brief description of your daily activities: Preparing everything needed for incoming groups on mallorca or mainland of Spain
Brief description of your company assignment: Social media strategy for the company
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Good supervision

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, teamplayer, English and Spanish written and spoken, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Powerpoint, Excel
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Basic
German: Intermediate
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? 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:
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? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? No

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 250
Accommodation (monthly): € 300
Local transport (monthly): € 15
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation of 200 euros

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Read some books and websites
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: 141586@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Visit Palma, the caves and take the train to Soller!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Placement is located close to the beach and some supermarkets and shops.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link