RETAIL DESIGN INTERN Review

My role consists of supporting the retail design team, this ranges from sending parcels to shopfitters, overlooking CMP's for projects, responding and being proactive towards maintenance queries, assisting in design work for upcoming counters, using excel to track furniture pieces and answering emails for current projects design works, technical drawings, renders and etc.

I have further developed on my Microsoft office skills (Excel and Powerpoint). Learning how to use Powerpoint to its best potential. I have learnt how to communicate and respond to emails with different stakeholders. I have developed new skills such as learning how to use a 3D design software as well as Adobe Illustrator.

I was given a large amount of responsibility during my placement. I could see the trust grow between the team and myself as time went on and was given more tasks and responsibilities to handle. This varied from big tasks such as handling just one area to ensure delivered the right outcomes for major retailers to smaller tasks like sending out material boards to a shopfitter.

I received a lot more support and guidance from the team than I thought I would. As an intern, messing up and making mistakes would make me feel like the world was going to end, but they were constantly there to support me and remind me that making mistakes is good as I learn from them and that it is completely normal. I learned how to persist and how to improve from there.

It was a healthy atmosphere. I was very lucky to be working for a company that's culture was driven towards simplicity and balance as I found that incredibly important when applying for jobs / internship programs.

I thoroughly enjoyed my placement. It was and forever will be an opportunity that I will be grateful of, not only as I was able to develop and learn new skills but I was also able to meet and work with people who helped me get to where I am now. I have grown a lot over the past year working in L'oreal and will forever be grateful for it.

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Be open to making mistakes. Working for a world-renowned company of the industry you have always wanted to work for can be very intimidating especially in the beginning, but making mistakes is how you learn. I would advice you to just enjoy and trust the process. Enjoy working with people, enjoy the firsts that come with it because you truly only get to experience it for the first time once :)