Commercial Intern Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

Rating

3.6/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Tracking and analysing sales figures, promotions and new product launches Supporting national account team in tailoring new launches and maximising their success. Taking on and managing my own projects, long and short term, relating to retail sell out with a major UK salon chain. Attending product launch events in collaboration with our accounts as the face of L’Oreal Working with retailers on collaborative ideas to support growth in the account/brand.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have been able to develop time management, organisational and networking skills. Some exposure to project management and leadership.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given responsibility of large projects to promote retail sell out for a National Account, outside of these I was trusted to work independently on daily tasks


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • As an office based employee on a team working remotely/ in the field I didn't always feel supported enough. My 1:1 with HR representative never got rearranged after cancellation


  • 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?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • For the most part I found everyone at L'Oreal really friendly, the upskilling and training opportunities to develop both soft and hard skills was great. Always a consideration of work / life balance and general looking out for well being of employees.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was a brilliant experience and loved the exposure to working in a corporate environment.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at L'Oreal
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal
  • Be authentic and honest about yourself to others, don't feel the need to pretend you know everything straight off the cuff.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

London

July 2023


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