Final News from London

Obviously, the Erasmus project is not only work. There is also time for sightseeing, shopping and socializing, both after work and on the weekend.

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der Termin für den Schul-Fotograf wurde verschoben. Der genaue Termin im Oktober 2018 wird noch bekannt gegeben.

Pius Ditachmair @ SRi Executive

The telephone is ringing. “Hey there, Pius speaking!”
Fortunately, I only have to answer internal calls and don’t have to test my English skills with important clients of SRi Executive, which is the company I am working at for two weeks.

SRi is a globally acting sports recruitment office and its headquarters is located right in the city centre of London next to Victoria Station and near Buckingham Palace. SRi is searching for managers on junior and senior level for their customers who are active in sports. Among their clients are famous companies such as Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, Adidas, the UFC, the WWE, the NBA and Red Bull, to name just a few of them. That really impressed me!

SRi is a very young, dynamic and cool company, so it’s no surprise I am feeling in good hands here. My tasks cover a wide range of things, such as helping my supervisor with general administration work, as well as lighten the marketing department’s workload, by creating social media posts, presentations and the weekly newsletter. I even had the opportunity to learn how to build a microsite on their website which - like the other tasks I mentioned- has the purpose of connecting potential candidates to their customers even faster.

Luckily, we also have some free time here. This allowed me to explore some beautiful places and getting a feel for London. When going out on the weekend to have fun in the pubs of Camden Town you will also meet many friendly people to chat with. I am very thankful to be able to gain these experiences and glad that people at our school are making this possible.
Pius Ditachmair, 5AK

Elisabeth Tien @ TELC UK

As I have already been to London twice I did not hesitate to apply for Erasmus+ when I got the opportunity. Since London is one of my favourite cities of all time I was really excited to gain work experience here. Although you have to get used to the people who are always in a hurry and also the enormous traffic in the mornings it has been wonderful here and there are friendly people everywhere.
 
I work at an English Language school called TELC UK, it is situated in Wood Green in the north of London. While I was really excited to use the tube to get to work like everyone else, I unfortunately have to take the bus.  I usually start at 9 am but most of the time my working hours are flexible. Sometimes I start at 10 am, sometimes at 9:30 am and leave at 4 pm or 4:30 pm. Being an intern in an English language school, I mainly update their social media sites. I also register new students and answer phone calls. On some days I am able to participate in English Conversation classes which remind me of EKON in our school. During the last few days I have done some research on other social media sites to find out which one could be helpful for TELC UK.
 
After work is the best time to explore London. So we meet in the city center and go sightseeing and of course we have to do some shopping as well. For shopping, Oxford street is the best choice and if you are interested in vintage Camden Market is full of vintage clothes, cameras and so much more. On the weekend we all got together and had a drink in a pub.
 
All in all this has been a great experience and I will always remember the memories I have made here. (Although the weather has been crazy.)
Elisabeth Tien, 5BK

Schnitzeljagd für die 1. Klassen

Mit großer Begeisterung haben die Schülerinnen und Schüler der ersten Klassen an einer Schnitzeljagd teilgenommen. Im Rahmen dieser Schnitzeljagd mussten die "neuen" Schülerinnen und Schüler unsere Schule erkunden.

 

Neben der räumlichen Suche nach EDV-Räumen, Turnsaal oder Übungsfirma lernten die Schüler auch gleich unsere Frau Dir. Mag. Ackerlauer, das gesamte Personal, wie Sekretariat, Schulwart, Buffetverkäuferinnen kennen.

 

In 20 Fragen bzw. Stationen sammelten die Schüler Puzzleteile und zum Abschluss legten sie diese zu einem Bild zusammen. Als Belohnung gab es Schokolade für unsere neuen "Fohlen".

 

Nochmals HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN in der BHAK Linz-Auhof!

Jonas Eckmann @ Wexas Travel

As soon as I heard of the opportunity to join the Erasmus + programme and travel to London for two weeks I was certain that this would benefit me a lot. I think it is a great idea to gather some work experience abroad as well as improve my English skills.
 
 
Right now I am completing an internship for Wexas Travel, which is a travel agency for tailor made luxurary travel. My main task is to exchange the layout for small brochures the company hands out to important customers. Since Wexas has a club system where members can win prices or benefit from discounts I sometimes help out managing the membership registrations.
 

A typical workday starts at 9:30 and ends at 5 o'clock pm. In my one hour long lunch break I like to take a walk through the city and get in touch with new people.
Even though we are mostly here for work, we are also having a lot of fun in the evenings and during the weekends by going to a pub or a museum.
 
 
I really encourage every student who is interested in working abroad to join this programm next year. See you at home!
Jonas Eckmann, 5AK
 

Selin Bayhan @ Reynard Resources

The company that I have the honor to work for is called Renard Resources and is located in Covent Garden, Central London. It is a recruitment agency which provides work force in the hospitality sector for five star hotels and fine dining events. Basically, the candidates who are looking for a position come into the office, take part in an onboarding training session and after all the administrative work has been done, they get assigned to shifts at one of Renard‘s clients.


At work I was able to make a full circle experience. From the moment the candidate gets invited to the office until the last step of uploading their data onto the database I was able to experience every step and contribute to each while working in this company. Since I worked in a recruitment company two years ago as a candidate myself, it is very interesting to see the processes of this niche from the administrative perspective.

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News from London, part 3

When I first heard that Erasmus+ and our school have a cooperation that allows students to spend two weeks working as interns in local businesses in foreign countries, I didn‘t think twice - of course I wanted to get hands-on experience!
 
The company I work at is called “Almont Travel“ and is a luxury travel agency. My tasks include visiting visa institutions where I pay for clients’ visa and pick up their passports. Besides that I do all the administrative work that needs to be done, for example when a client comes in requesting a visa for a certain country, I create the order. Also the first thing I do when I come into the office in the morning, is creating excel tables for the orders that need to be lodged or collected on this day.
 
I am very lucky, working right next to St. Paul‘s Cathedral, which is in the “City of London“ district, so right in central London. I used to spend my lunchbreaks with my intern-colleague Lea, but since she left on Thursday I started walking around the area close to my office - there are about 20 bistros where they offer all different kinds of food; whether you desire Asian cuisine, Italian or basic sandwiches - you can get it all.
 
 
This is my fourth time in London so I actually know the city quite a bit - however, there are still places I haven‘t seen. That‘s why I usually meet up with the others and explore London - this weekend we spent the majority of our time at “Camden Market“. It‘s an area where lots of vintage clothing and handmade jewellery is being offered, as well as delicious food, starting from pasta made of tomatoes and burgers made of egg yolks to 1m sandwiches.
 
 
All I can say is that so far this programme has been an amazing experience and I can recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity to participate in it - you will definitely not regret it!
Monya Talebi, 5AK

Leonhard Ditachmair @ Alliance Solicitors

Working abroad is a really great opportunity given to us by our school in cooperation with Erasmus+. It’s my first working experience in a different country and especially in a city like London, work is getting a lot of fun.

 

A typical work day starts, later than at other places, at 10:30. That’s why I usually use the time going to the city or reading a book before I start working. As I work for an immigration solicitor I get in touch with a lot of different accents and people, which is good training for the multicultural 8 million city of London and is also particularly interesting because of Brexit. My main task is answering phone calls and writing letters to clients. But as I realized that the company needs help with layouts and digital organisation, I offered to help in this matter, too. So, I could eventually use my Office Management skills in practise!  

 

But being in the city of London, work is not all we do here. Normally my friends and I will meet up in the city to visit some gorgeous buildings or just go to a nice pub. Through the combination of working in this city and doing a lot of sightseeing here, I gained a great feel for this incredible city. I am actually living here! (At least for two weeks)  

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