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Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!

- My name is Selina, and I am an 18-year-old student. I am attending a school that focuses on business and the catering trade. I hope you will enjoy reading my blog and to learn something about my internship 2020. -

My blog today is about my practical training I did last summer. At my school, you have to do a three-month internship in the third grade. You can choose whether you do your internship in the catering trade, office or health care sector.

After much consideration, I wanted to do an internship abroad, but due to the Corona virus this would not have been so easy. So I decided to stay at home and completed my internship in my parents’ restaurant in the Lachtal ski resort in Styria, district of Murau. The restaurant is called “Zum Zwanziger”.
You can reach the Lachtal only by car or if you are sporty also by a mountain bike. The roads are very well constructed, and you can reach the Lachtal very quickly from Graz or Vienna, for example.

Besides our restaurant, we also have six chalets of various sizes that we rent out all year. In total, we can accommodate about 48 people in our chalets. All of them have their own ski rooms and guests can store their skis there. For winter pleasure, there are also sledges for young and old. In all chalets, there is a kitchen, living room, two bathrooms and an infrared sauna. There are also children’s rooms.

For the guests, there are many activities in the Lachtal. For example, in summer you can go hiking to the wonderful Speichersee and use the attractive hiking trails on Lachtal. There is a total of 10 lifts on the mountain. In summer, you can take a chair lift onto half of the mountain and then you can go to the summits more easily.

But now I will tell you more about my tasks in the restaurant…
I worked both in the service and in the kitchen. But my boss, in other words, my mother, gave me the whole responsibility in the service. I was not only responsible for the hospitality of the guests, but also for the cleanliness and appearance of the restaurant. A big part as a service manager was the financial part, because I was responsible for the money in the cash desk.

Last but not least, I can say that I have learned a lot for my life during this internship. Not only my self-confidence was positively influenced, but also the physical contact with people was refined. I mainly worked all day from 10 o’clock until the evening without a break. Mostly, it was more than eight hours of work, but you get used to that with time.
Since my parents were my colleagues and bosses, the working atmosphere was always very relaxed. We were a very good team that could handle stressful situations perfectly.

To conclude my blog, I must say that at school we are told that the internship will be a challenge, but we have the means to prepare for it. This is true, but the life I had during the internship is very different from the life I experienced at school. Therefore, it is very important to make many experiences in one’s life! 😊

I hope you enjoyed my blog and if you have the time, you can leave a comment. ❤️

Hello guys,

Today I would like to talk about my internship at the “Red Bull Ring”, which is a world-known race track and with its events- very important for the local tourism industry.

At the beginning, I want to give you some information about this big “playground”. Besides the race track, in the big center, there are many different visitor rooms- like a café, a restaurant called “Bulls Lane” and the media center. But the Red-Bull-Ring is more than just a race track, it’s a playground for all types of vehicles. So, in the woods, you can ride your motorcycle or your jeep, and in the driving center, you can improve your driving skills on a smaller circuit.

Secondly, I would like to give you some information about the organization and the working conditions. One important point was the good relationship with my boss, Mr. Tomitz, but also with my colleagues, because we trusted and helped each other in every situation. In these 3 months, I worked every day for 8 hours, with just 30 minutes break- where I got a meal from our staff-kitchen.

Last but not least, I would like to talk about my personal experience and opinion. The most important aspect to mention is that I learned to handle stress, to work under pressure and how to deal with criticism. During the time of my internship, I could extend my knowledge about the Red-Bull-Ring, and I was able to improve my service skills.

To resume, I only can recommend this work placement to everyone- who would like to do an internship, because there are many things to learn.

I hope you enjoyed my blog entry-maybe you would like to share your internship experiences, so feel free to leave a comment!

Yours, Sabrina

Hello guys and welcome back! I hope you are doing fine. Today’s topic is my internship and which experience I made.

In my school, you have to do an internship for three months between the third and fourth year. I think that is great because you can enter the professional world for an extended period of time.

Thus, I thought of the idea of going into another federal state is perfect for this.

Therefore, I did my practical training in Altmünster in the “Berggasthof Urzn”. The inn was located on a little mountain called “Gmundnerberg”. It is easily accessible by car and by coach. The inn offers about 250 available seats. To explain the situation in a better way, there are a dining room, a terrace and a parlour/lounge for extra capacity on stressful days with many guests or get-togethers.

But now, let us move on to the next point which is my working conditions. My responsibilities were looking after the guest, serving them food and drinks and make sure that their needs are satisfied. All employees supervised me took care of me. Furthermore, I worked 8 hours a day but nevertheless, I had two days off per week. Indeed, I got a quite good salary, and received food and lodging or free.

The last aspect I want to tell you is my personal experience. I think I was able to benefit from my internship, for instance, regarding my prospective career. I am now capable of doing things which only can be learnt at work. I have literally tackled myself and lived on my own with my classmate.

All in all, I can say it was an experience that will help me in the future!

What do you think about going on an internship on your own and living without your parents?
Do you think an internship helps you for your future career? Let me know!!

Yours,

Angie

Hi guys,

First, I’d like to welcome you to my new blog! Today I want to talk about my practical training which I did in a hotel in Bad Mitterndorf.

Now, I want to provide you with some general information about the place I worked at.

Aldiana Salzkammergut is a part of a hotel chain with 10 hotels which are located in Spain, Tunisia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Austria. The hotel offers 166 rooms and has enough capacity for nearly 400 people. An awesome breakfast, a small snack in the afternoon and a huge buffet in the evening are waiting for you. You are always welcome at the bar for a coffee or a cocktail in the evening.

Next, I want to talk about my working conditions. I had three different shifts during my internship. While working the split shift, I had to do the breakfast and dinner service. The shift at the bar was my favourite one, because there I mixed my first cocktail and I learned a lot about drinks. For the shift in the afternoon, I had to prepare the restaurant for the dinner and in the evening I did the dinner service. I was allowed to do the wine service when a guest ordered an exclusive wine and I also had my own station to take care of.

Talking about my personal opinion, I can say that I really loved to work at this hotel and especially in this team. The atmosphere in the hotel was stress-free and no matter whether it was the boss, the trainees or the guests, a friendly “Servus” was a matter of course. I learned a lot about myself and got more self-dependent.

All in all, I want to mention that I’m really thankful that I got this great chance and I’ll never forget this amazing time!

Thanks for reading guys, I hope you enjoyed it!

-Lisa

Hello, my lovely people!

I’d like to welcome you to my blog. Today I will tell you a little bit about my internship I did the last summer. Because of my school, I have to do an internship for three months. First, I want to talk about the basic information about my workplace. Secondly, I will talk about my work and last, I will tell you my opinion about my placement.

So, let’s begin!

The Parkvilla Wörth is a four-star hotel and a bistro/café and is owned by Gerda Dermuth. It is located at the Wörthersee in Carinthia in the little city called Pörtschach. You can reach Pörtschach by train and partially by bus and then you can walk or drive to the hotel with a car. The Parkvilla has a capacity of 15 different rooms but it also has a bistro with snacks and drinks or coffee for passengers.

The rooms are well equipped with 26-inch screen diagonal TVs and 25 radios, an electronic safe, 100% pure cotton bed linen, a bathtub, toilet, make-up mirror, hairdryer and pure herbs care products, for example. Furthermore, the hotel has double rooms with view at the park or the lake, teenage rooms, single-bed rooms and all rooms are non-smoking rooms. The hotel also offers a direct dial telephone, free Wi-Fi, seating suite with writing table, laundry service, ironing service, babysitter on request, and a personal wake-up call. Moreover, the hotel has a beautiful private beach for guests only.

My next points are my tasks and the working conditions.
I worked as a waitress and as a receptionist at the same time in the Parkvilla. Furthermore, I had the colleagues that worked with me, that’s why it was sometimes so stressful because we were too few people. My day was very long sometimes. I worked 8-14 hours, but my working hours and my free-time varied because of my co-workers. My tasks were to prepare the breakfast buffet, I had also to work in the café/bistro for the a-la-carte service and during weddings or other events. But at the same time, I had to manage the reception and organize the check-in and check-out of the guests.

Last but not least, I want to talk about my opinion.
The atmosphere with my colleagues was very friendly and funny and it felt like everybody was friends with each other. My co-workers were there for me and helped me out when I had problems or questions. My boss was not very friendly, but I just ignored it and tried to give my best. The work was very exhausting sometimes but also funny because of my colleagues.

All in all, I think I don’t want to work again in this hotel but If I had enough money, I would go there for a vacation.

I hope it was interesting for you to read my blog and don’t forget to leave a comment! See you soon, bye😉

Yours, Zoi

Hi guys, welcome to my blog!

My name is Lena, I’m 17 years old and in my blog post today, I would like to talk about my practical training as a receptionist at the “Hotel & Restaurant Perschler” in Rattenberg.

I was very glad when I found a job because the current situation – you know – was not the best for searching for an internship. But I found one, like I mentioned before, in a hotel which provides 49 rooms (20 in the main building, 19 in the chalet and 10 in the Stadl) – most with beautiful balconies. There’s also a seminar room in the restaurant which can be booked for events.

At the reception, I had different, varied things to do, for example, the check-in and check-out of the hotel guests, room- and table reservations and the writing of menus. Among many other things, I programmed room cards and was responsible for accounting. If I had any questions, Pia, my workmate and Mr. Perschler, my boss was always there for me to help. I worked either in the morning (from 7:00) or in the afternoon (from 14:00), but almost every day more than 8 hours, on some days even 10 hours.

Also, the working atmosphere was amazing, I got along very well with my workmates and I also enjoyed the contact with the guests a lot. In addition, I think I improved my stress resistance enormously, because I had to work under time-pressure so often and I frequently had to solve problems on my own, which also greatly increased my self-confidence.

To sum up, I can say that I really enjoyed my internship – that’s why I would like to continue working at the “Hotel & Restaurant Perschler” on weekends!

I hope you enjoyed my blog entry – maybe you would like to share your internship experiences, so feel free to leave a comment! 😉

Lena

Hello guys,

Today I want to talk about my internship and what experiences I made.

I did my internship at the Aldiana Club Salzkammergut. My task area was the main restaurant and the bar and sometimes I worked in the spa. The hotel is situated in Bad Mitterndorf. There are many mountains and most importantly the Grimming which is the “house mountain” there.

The hotel has a great offer of facilities like a volleyball field, a fitness centre, a wellness area and much more. I would recommend relaxing in the wellness area and in the evening, you can go to the main restaurant where the hotel provides a huge buffet. Nearly every day there is a show in the theatre bar.

My tasks were that I had to work in the “Stüberl” at “Jausenzeit” and during breakfast, and during dinner, I had to work in service at the main restaurant. I worked 8-9 hours a day and my shifts were either from about 8:00 in the morning until 22:30 in the evening with a break from 14:00 to 22:30, or from 13:00 to 22:00 when I worked in the bar.

The atmosphere was very friendly. But it wasn’t until the last month. For the first two months I struggled with the other employees, but after that, it felt like everybody was friends with each other. In the bar, the atmosphere was embossed by the temper of some barkeepers but they were always very funny and the kindest people I met there. My co-workers were there for me and helped me out when I had problems or when I was feeling bad.

I hope it was interesting for you to read my blog and you leave a comment!

Yours, Julika