Commercial Intern Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • - Retail tracking and reporting - Forecasting Sales and Promotions - Interaction with retailers and supporting their needs and requests - Aiding in New Launches - Strategizing to help maximise sales - Tracking Prices, visibility, Stock

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • - Excel skills - How to build and maintain a good relationship with retailers - Working as a team and distributing tasks - Presenting - Developing analytical and reasoning skills to come to conclusions

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Huge amounts of responsibility are given. At times can make the job stressful, however incredibly rewarding. You're given a lot of autonomy and are given the opportunity to lead a lot of projects.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I felt very supported throughout my placement and all my managers have been incredible and super keen to help in any way.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • L'Oreal culture is very fun and inviting. General motto: 'Work hard, Play Hard'

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I loved it! Learned so much and have felt very fulfilled.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at L'Oreal

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal

    • Don't be afraid to ask questions and be open to learn. It's okay not to know everything. Make the most of the resources available to you and network!

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

London

May 2021

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