J&TI Events

Placement organization

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

Student

Name of student: Jos de Graaf

Specialist area: TM
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: incentive & event management
Organization’s activities: Setting up personalised vacations/excursions.
Organising incentives for 50-500 pax
Product launch in Italian market.
Social media marketing(LinkedIn+Facebook+Instagram)
Target group of the organization: none specific, business + leisure
Company culture: Italian companies are usually very hierarchic. J&TI has a lot of Dutch influences which gives it a nice balance between formal – informal.
Normal workdays in the office are pretty informal.
Number of employees: 6
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?

Operations & event assistant

Brief description of your daily activities: Since this company only exists of 6 employees, you will be very up-to-date with all the programs.
I’m basically working on almost every project that is going on within the company.
Being so involved in the company makes it really enjoyable for me and gives a great sense of responsibility.
Brief description of your company assignment: Make detailed flowchart of every process that is going on from recieving request untill signing contract.
This file will give new interns a good overview of what to expect when arriving on their first day here.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I’m Dutch myself. Francesco is my, and will also be your, supervisor. Francesco is a very relaxed half Dutch half Italian in his twenties. Gives me the opportunity to talk Dutch with each other which is nice. Supervision is nothing short, when you have a question he will try his best to help you.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? stress proof in high season(spring summer), hard worker, showing some initiative
Additional company requirements for this placement? Excel basics is recommended, good english, social media experience is also very welcome but not a must for operations
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: 2h 30m flight from Amsterdam

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? italian housing site ( idealista.it )
How did you go to work every day? I always walk to work (20-25min), otherwise you should go by metro

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Not if you’re europian
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? If you are confident in your English it will not be necessary

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € +-100,- for retour, if you book far in advance you can get a ticket for 20,-
Accommodation (monthly): € 400 for me. 500 is also not that high here
Local transport (monthly): € +- 20,- (1,50) per metro ticket
General costs of living (monthly): € depends on lifestyle, for me +- 100,= weekly
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? 50.- month. This was basically to accomodate transport costs.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
little knowledge of Italian language. After 2 weeks here started to teach myself with DuoLingo everyday for 10-15min, huge reccommendation! You learn the language quickly when living here.
Also, prepare yourself for a ton of pizza and pasta.
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: josdegraaf1@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Show initiative, ask questions when you have them.
Work as detailed as possible.
Just enjoy yourself
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Explore Rome in Spring if possible (summer is hot)
Most museum are free on the first sunday of the month!
Train ticket to Naples is pretty cheap, Naples is a lot of fun! night life is also good.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link