Find out what our Guest Bloggers are getting up to. Throughtout the year we will be following the progress of our Guest Bloggers as they find a placement or keep us updated as to what they are doing on their placement. Click here to read all entries from our bloggers or click here to meet them. S11 Launches

Since April we have heavily been involved in the planning for the summer 2011 launch from pricing to final brochure production. For the 2nd edition launch, there were a lot of late changes to the brochure pages prior to sign off and hotels that were featured, this meant that it was a very hectic time for us and the product team. Although it was a great achievement when the brochures were finalised and went to print and showed the hard work paid off!

360s

In May we received feedback from our 360 degree appraisals this was a great way to receive constructive feedback and areas for development from our colleagues. The 360 consisted of 3 sections that identified strengths and weaknesses and also looked at our personal levels of self awareness. We then made action plans with our line managers on how we can look to improve our development areas. This is something that has helped us get the most out of our last couple of months and can use in the future.

Go Karting

For our leaving activity all the placements and Tom, the placement manager went Go Karting. This was a chance to find out who was the new Michael Schumacher!! And everyone’s competitive streak came out! The winners got to stand on the podium to receive their medals. We then went for a feast at the local noodle bar.

Induction Week for new placements

We’ve had a three week crossover period with the new placement students to help them to settle into their new roles. We’ve been involved in the training of systems and day to day tasks. We have tried to think back to when we first started to make it as beneficial as possible for them – it makes us realise how much we have come on in the past year. This Thursday we will be having a welcome/leaving party in London. We’ve had a great year and both feel like we have progressed loads. We would definitely recommend a placement at TUI!! Now to the summer off before final year begins……….