Visual merchandising intern Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Managing the design and implementation of both promotional POS and permanent fixtures across different retailers for two categories within L'OrĂ©al Paris. Day to day tasks include collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • YES! The variety of learning opportunities is huge at Loreal, from developing daily used transferable skills to learning about new job roles, I have learnt a great deal and have amazed my self with how much I have personally and professionally developed.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • I was given a vast amount of responsibility during my time at Loreal, having full accountability for all the promotional and permanent POS designed and implemented across the two categories I managed.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The amount of support and guidance was very personal and was adapted to what was needed during various times, I would say everyone at Loreal is very supportive when needed but allows you to use your own initiative first which I believe to be a vital aspect to the personal growth I encountered.


  • 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?
  • Lively, fast paced, friendly and rewarding.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • 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! It will definitely be a moment in my career that I will always remember and cherish.


  • 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
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal
  • Learn about the brands within Loreal, think why this environment is the right environment for you?


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Retail, Advertising, Marketing

London

July 2023


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