Selina

Placement organization

Name of organization: Selina
Town/city: Manuel Antonio
Country: Costa Rica
Website: https://www.selina.com/costa-rica/manuel-antonio/

Student

Name of student: Maike Thiehoff

Specialist area: Tourism Management (EN)
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Accommodation
Organization’s activities: Accommodation, tours, events, support of local communities, wellness courses
Target group of the organization: Digital Nomads, like minded people, 18-35 years old
Company culture: Informal, family-like, non-hierarchy
Number of employees: 1500
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 and Marketing, Experience

Brief description of your daily activities: Support the marketing and sales manager with checking the marketing guidelines, creating promotions and advertisements, supervising the wellness classes, inter department communication, evaluate the development by using the 90 day marketing plan, creating designs for advertisements etc.
Brief description of your company assignment: The placement assignment is about making a competitor analysis, to analyze the market, Selina is operating in, about the potentials of the “Jungle Garden” (the rooftop bar) as a unique selling point.

Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor is the best boss I could ask for. I work freely, have my own tasks and responsibilities, but still get support anytime needed.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, reliable, efficient and flexible
Additional company requirements for this placement? Ms Office
English: Advanced

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane and bus

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Accommodation was provided
How did you go to work every day? Foot

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? Yes, Spanish course

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 600
Accommodation (monthly): € 0
Local transport (monthly): € 20
General costs of living (monthly): € 200-400
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? 2 meals a day and accommodation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I was reading blogs and was watching travel vlogs before hand.
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: 170584@buas.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: I would try to get a room or apartment since it is very exhausting to stay in a dorm room for 20 weeks.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Going to the beach and going out.

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