Corsendonk Hotels and Clubs

Placement organization

Name of organization: Corsendonk Hotels and Clubs
Town/city: Turnhout
Country: België
Website: http://www.corsendonkhotels.com

Student

Name of student: Marjolijn Hengsdijk

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2018-2019

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Hotel
Organization’s activities: Promoting and innovating to meet customers expectations and creating income
Target group of the organization: Different types
Company culture: Formal/informal, both depends on who you are working with. More hierarchy than in The Netherlands but very little in general.
Number of employees: 100
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 sales and marketing

Brief description of your daily activities:
– Updating systems
– Translating documents
– Creating new products
– Writing emails
– Making invoices
Brief description of your company assignment: – Social media plan on one of the hotels.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Very friendly and a lot of freedom, little to no feedback.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent
Additional company requirements for this placement? Excel and word
English: Advanced
French: Basic

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car or Bus

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself
How did you go to work every day? Bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no
Do you need a work permit? no
Did you need certain vaccinations? No

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): € €0-€15
Accommodation (monthly): € –
Local transport (monthly): € €80
General costs of living (monthly): € –
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? €50 a week
Lunch
Transportation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I researched it on Google
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: marjolijn_hengsdijk@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be yourself and come up with ideas that you would like to do, that you are passionate about.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Shopping, wellness

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