Spotlight on an office - Denmark
- by jessica.ebbelaar(at)oracle.com
Hi, my name is Michael. I work as an Intern at the
Danish office in Ballerup. My job is a part-time position beside my bachelor
study in International Business at Copenhagen Business School.
I joined Oracle end of February last year, and what a
thrilling ride it has been! Last year, when I was offered the position, there
was no doubt that I wanted to go for it. Back then, I only had little idea
about Oracle as a company and what kind of exciting assignments lay ahead of
me.
My main role is internal communications, i.e. editor of a
monthly employee’s news letter; Newszone. It is an interesting task, since it
requires that I am updated on the different activities that take place within
the Oracle Denmark office. I try to bring interesting articles, which are
relevant and interesting news to my colleagues and it allows me to interact
with many different persons at the office and to learn from their experience,
which give me great inspiration and ideas for the magazine.
Besides being the editor of Newszone, I also make sure that
other communication flow freely at the Oracle Denmark office. I do this through
our LCD screen channels. I update the internal channel with the latest
information and important messages for employees, and on the external channel I
circulate marketing videos featuring Oracle products and customer reference
stories. In addition to this, I have the responsibility acting as a content
manager of the Local Communication Denmark site on MyOracle (UCM).
These are more or less my usual work assignments. On top of
these I take care of various ad hoc assignments such as updating the GCM
database, renew newspaper subscriptions etc.
The Oracle Denmark office
Being part of the local employees club I also assist with
arranging social events outside working hours – e.g. evenings at the theater or
cinema or by attending many of the sportsactivities;such as our running club,
cycling club, food club and book club. These activities have indeed helped me
grow my personal network within Oracle.
The office is packed with engaging, high-paced and motivated
people who manage to take time off to spend a day attending Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives,
one of them being GVD (Global Volunteer Day) with approximately 40 employees
attending. This proofs some of the social responsible aspects of Oracle.
I was positively surprised on how the office (named O-Zone)
is designed. The office is designed into three distinct zones, namely Call
zone, Project and Dialogue zone and Quiet zone, having different working environments
for different job roles. The other thing which I like is that you do not have
your own desk, which means you get to sit next to different people every day,
getting new ideas and inspiration as well as getting to know more people in the
organization you work in.
To sum up: If you are considering pursuing an intern or a
career after graduation in Oracle, do it! You will not regret it. It has given
me many relevant practical experiences beside my study, and I am sure many
great experiences will await you too.
Want to know more about the current vacancies in Denmark? Check
http://campus.oracle.com for all of our vacancies.
