Villa Royale

Placement organization

Name of organization: Villa Royale
Town/city: Jan Thiel
Country: Nederlandse Antillen
Website: https://www.villaroyalecuracao.com/

Student

Name of student: lynn van Dijk

Specialist area: Associate degree
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: accommodation
Organization’s activities: Social media
Target group of the organization: tourists
Company culture: informal
Number of employees: 7
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working?
allround in the office

Brief description of your daily activities:
social media
check in / check out
helping guests
handle reservations
support colleages with all kind of activities
Brief description of your company assignment: Social media strategy
competition research
research on trends and development in social media
research on the targetgroup (enquete)
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: You work a lot independently and you have a lot of freedom in your work

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, social, flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Social media, writing skills
English: Advanced
Other languages: Dutch

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Internship bureau Wereldstage
How did you go to work every day? Car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? yes
Do you need a work permit? yes
How did you arrange the necessary documents: Wereldstage
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? a few months, but wereldstage arranged it
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 it is not neccesery

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 760
Accommodation (monthly): € 500
Local transport (monthly): € I don’t use that
General costs of living (monthly): € 500
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: € 300
What did the company pay for/to you? I got a car for compensation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not so much
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: l.m.vandijk@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Enjoy your time on the Island
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: A lot of beautiful beaches and nature

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