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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.