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Monday, 22 March 2010 10:00

Some of our Placements for  2010:

1)         Premier website based company

Company description:              information about Spain website, based in Estepona, Málaga

Ideal candidate:                        good level of Spanish, keen, hard working, computer literate

Job description:                        computer programmer to work on a new project

Remuneration offered:            €500 per month

Placement duration:                 May/June onwards

2)         Marketing company

Company description:              marketing consultancy, based in Alhaurin de la Torre,  near Málaga     

Ideal candidate:                         good level of Spanish, marketing background 

 

Job description:                         purchasing department, web outlet 

 

Remuneration offered:             yes, amount to be confirmed 

 

Placement duration:                  3- 9 months 

 

3)         Wedding magazine publication

 

Company description:           very well known and reputable publication, based in Málaga centre

 

Ideal candidate:                      computer literate, freehand and Photoshop knowledge an advantage

 

Job description:                 internet work, working on client profiles, preparing photos,                                                           replying to clients, working with facebook, twitter, etc

 

Remuneration offered:          to be confirmed

 

Placement duration:              3, 6 or 9 months

4)         Language school

Company description:          language school based in Cádiz

 

Ideal candidate:                     people person, outgoing, native English, telephone and communication skills

 

Job description:                     English teaching, help with reception / administration, customer attention

         

Remuneration offered:         €300 p/m and 4 hours of Spanish lessons per week

 

Additional information:          looking for two students

 

Placement duration:              depends on candidate

5)         Surfing related business

Company description:           Surf, Urban & Skate Clothing store and kite surf school, Tarifa 

Ideal candidate:                articulate, flexible, self motivated, good written and spoken Spanish.                                                     Keen sportman would be good,  opportunity to learn to kite surf     

Job description:                    to play a key role in development / management of the online store, SEO                                                     & marketing

Remuneration offered:         yes, to be confirmed 

Placement duration:             May/June onwards 

6)         Business Management Consultant

 

Company description:          business management and marketing consultancy,  Málaga

 

Ideal candidate:                     Spanish degree with business studies, economics or marketing

 

Job description:                 Junior consultant, duties to include market research, general office                                                            work, gathering of relevant data including statistics for evaluating and                                                                     compiling marketing plans 

Remuneration offered:         to be confirmed 

Placement duration:             6-9 months 

7)         Garden Centre

 

Company description:         municipal garden centre, Estepona

 

Ideal candidate profile:        good level of Spanish, communication skills, computer literate 

Job description:                     secretarial / administration duties

Remuneration offered:         yes 

Placement duration:             3-9 months 

8)         Childrens ball park

 

Company description:          children’s ball park located close to Málaga         

 

Ideal candidate profile:         outgoing, good communication skills

Job description:                      customer service

Remuneration offered:          to be confirmed 

 

Placement duration:              3-9 months

9)         Rental and management company

 

Company description:           small company with a large client base, in Benalmadena Costa

 

Ideal candidate profile:          rsponsible, good presence, people person

 

Job description:                       ofice administrator, customer service, receptionist         

Remuneration offered:           +€100 p/m 

Placement duration:                 June / July / August

10)      Chartered Accountancy firm

Company description:              chartered accountants, based in Marbella

 

Ideal candidate:                         communication skills, computer literate, some secretarial skills

         

Job description:                         admin / secretarial 

Remuneration offered:             yes, to be confirmed

Placement duration:                 3 – 9 months

11)      Web portal

 

Company description:              Málaga based company involved in internet development applications

 

Ideal candidate:                         marketing and computer interest

 

Job description:                          web development

 

Remuneration offered:             tbc

12)      5 star Hotel

Company description:              popular hotel located between San Pedro de Alcantara and Estepona

 

Ideal candidate:                         outgoing, good level of Spanish, reliable 

 

Job description:                         various different positions available: sales department, reception, etc 

 

Remuneration offered:             €250 p/m 

 

Placement duration:                 ideally April - September 

 

13)      Event organizer

 

Company description:             event organizer, Torremolinos

 

Ideal candidate profile:            dynamic, well presented, cheerful, friendly, reliable, adaptable

 

Job description:                         sales coordinator; contact with suppliers/clients, event coordination 

Remuneration offered:             to be confirmed 

Placement duration:                 3 -9 months 

14)      5 star Hotel

Company description:              popular hotel close to Marbella 

Ideal candidate:                         outgoing, good level of Spanish, reliable 

Job description:                          various different positions available 

 

Remuneration offered:              €200 p/m but with accommodation and food included 

Placement duration:                  September - December 

15)      DECORATION SHOP

 

Company description:                Málaga based company

         

Ideal candidate:                           outgoing, good level of Spanish, reliable

 

Job description:                          sales assistant, candidate will be shown how to use design programmes,                                                          how to plan office and bar reforms 

 

Remuneration offered:               tbc

 

N.B. LOTS MORE IN THE PIPELINE, MORE IN EACH DAY

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Wednesday, 18 March 2009 17:00

A Little Background Information

We are a recently formed, very enthusiastic company based in southern Andalucía. We have experience in the work placement industry, with both our directors having studied languages at university (one Spanish & French and the other, believe it or not, Chinese & Japanese!)

Although a while ago now, our work placements abroad hold fond memories for both of us. A year abroad was a compulsory part of our degree programme and we still remember stressing over the whole ordeal of finding a placement. Our universities had some contacts with businesses but only a few were lucky enough to be given a ready-made work experience placement. It was not and still is not an easy task finding a company in a foreign country willing to take on a student. We are here to take the stress out of finding your own placement and let you get on with being a student. To make life easier for you and do something we enjoy!

We will find you a suitable placement and help you along the way too.

Most placements are unpaid, although we do try to negotiate some kind of salary, perhaps to cover accommodation costs. We take the view, and are sure you will agree with us, better self-funded sunshine work experience than grey skied no work experience and dull looking CV!

In other words, better yourself and your future career prospects at the same time as gaining some good solid work experience in a nice warm climate.

 
Monday, 16 March 2009 17:38

Upturn in Demand for Student Placements

Given the current economic climate more and more companies are turning towards the possibility of taking on a student to help share the workload and overcome temporary staff shortages. Businesses are realising how much a student can bring to their organisation, not just in terms of saving on resources, they can also benefit from their valuable skills, knowledge and internationalism.

Nowadays a degree is not enough once you leave university, by doing a work placement and gaining solid work experience you are improving your employability and showing you are open in your way of thinking, perhaps more dynamic and have more to offer a business.

 


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