Fotspor Events AS

Placement organization

Name of organization: Fotspor Events AS
Town/city: Oslo
Country: Noorwegen
Website: http://fotspor.no

Name of student: Minke Schijff

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2017-2018

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Event Agency
Organization’s activities: Fotspor focuses on MICE (meetings, incentives, conference and event) and organises everything for the client. They are responsible for contact with the client, finding suppliers, making budgets, sales, updating social media and so on. It is a small company so you’ll learn something in every department.
Target group of the organization: MICE
Company culture: The culture is informal. There is a good atmosphere among the employees
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?

Sales, marketing, accounting, planning, social media

Brief description of your daily activities: Fotspor is a small company so I helped wherever I can. Think about making presentations for clients, finding suppliers, prices, paying bills, updating social media, running errands
Brief description of your company assignment: Develop and implement a social media strategy
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Kathryn was my supervisor and gave me feedback whenever needed. Very good supervision.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? team player, independent, flexible, stress-proof
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, some basic writing skills
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Found it on Facebook
How did you go to work every day? I walked to work, lived about 10 minutes away

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? Only if you're level of English is too low.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € Around 400 in total
Accommodation (monthly): € 600
Local transport (monthly): € Monthly transport card is around 50 euros
General costs of living (monthly): € 200
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? They provided me a work phone and lunch during workdays

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I read a bit about Norway online and received a book about culture in Norway from my placement company
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: 142189@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Try to find a room on Hybel or Finn, or on Facebook. Also possible to stay in a hostel first and then look for something, as most people want to meet the person they will be living with. Be flexible with your price, it is expensive. Save some money
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There is a lot to discover in Oslo and Norway as well. City sightseeing, hiking possibilities, skiing

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link