Yannick Dolman (27) is an internship coordinator at Duinrell. In our magazine hospitality Info, he shares how he continues to develop himself to grow in his profession!
“As an internship coordinator, I am responsible for everything related to internships. Annually, we have about seventy interns, from mbo 2/3/4 to hbo students with a graduation assignment, across various departments. In the winter, I mainly focus on recruitment and selection. I give presentations about all the possibilities. Then I conduct the interviews, and once the interns are accepted, I pair them with a practical supervisor.”
“I have been doing this since 2016. After my graduation internship for BuAS, I stayed on to work there. Being asked to become an internship coordinator, after my internship as a supervisor at the Tikibad, was a surprise for me as well. What I enjoy about my work is creating a fantastic holiday or day out that our guests will remember for the rest of their lives. Training the interns and staff to achieve that is interesting.”
“I always wanted to work as a manager within a theme park. Hence my choice for the direction of Theme Park Management. In the third year, I went to Disney in America because I wanted to develop myself as a person first. Although it wasn’t a management internship, there was no better place: living, working, and studying abroad, with people from all over the world and thus different cultures. At a company known for its ultimate hospitality.”
“I always had a goal I wanted to achieve. Now I am putting it back on paper. By gaining different experiences and thus achieving previously set goals, you start thinking about it again. The most important thing is that I go to work with great pleasure and get opportunities.”
“Only when I have truly finished learning, it will be time for the next step. By also taking on the role of supervisor in various operational and facility departments, I am still developing myself broadly. Not only in terms of career but also personally.”