Haman Group AS

Placement organization

Name of organization: Haman Group AS
Town/city: Oslo
Country: Noorwegen
Website: http://www.haman.no

Student

Name of student: Sarah Vakil

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Incoming Tourism Agency
Organization’s activities: – FIT & Groups
– Tailor Made & pre arranged Packages
Target group of the organization: Internation Travel Agencies
Company culture: The hierarchy of Haman is rather flat, we address each other informal. The dress code is casual.
Number of employees: aprox. 60
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 worked in the FIT department.

Brief description of your daily activities: I started with booking services, before I started creating offers. I was also in charge of the correspondence via phone and email with our suppliers and clients.
Brief description of your company assignment: I mostly worked with my supervisor/ colleague for our Australian clients, therefore my topic focuses on: How to attract the Australian market in de-seasonality, so what can be attractive for them to not only travel in Summer and Winter season.
For my specialization assignment I chose Inspiring people.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I was very happy with my company supervisor, who was also my colleague. She trained me in my first weeks and was always there to answer questions or help me. We came along very good with each other, she taught me all the way through and I learned a lot from her. She had also always an open ear for me.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? team-player, sociable, independent, communicative
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS office, writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself, previous trainees
How did you go to work every day? by bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Myself, online
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 week
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, just nice to have

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 150,- (return)
Accommodation (monthly): € 550 Euros
Local transport (monthly): € 80 Euros (paid by the company)
General costs of living (monthly): € 600 Euros
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Financial compensation: 5500 NOK (ca. 580 Euros, minus tax)
Public Transport Card: 736 NOK (ca. 80 Euros)

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t prepare really. I read something about the company and made a list about Oslo, would I would like to see and where to go. The company provided me as well with a list for what I need to register myself and how to get a bank account and so on.
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: 170240@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: If you come during the winter period, bring really warm clothes and be prepared that is going to be very icy, in the worst case you can buy spikes here to put on your shoes. Otherwise Norway and especially Oslo is very modern, it is not a huge difference to the Netherlands and nearly everybody speaks English.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Oslo has a lot of nice parks and museums, as well as a lot of bars and restaurant, but as going out is quite expensive, people do a lot at home with friends, either partied or cooking or just spending nice evenings together. But when going out be careful, some bars have age restriction from 23/25 years after 8 pm.

Media

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