Commercial Intern - Professional Products Division Review

by L'Oreal

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Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.8
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

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

    • Read emails and team messages to stay updated Catch-up via calls/meetings Contact manager and senior team members on progression of tasks Address challenges, figure out solutions, provide solutions through Excel and Data (where needed) Take on Ad Hoc work

    Skills

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

    • Vastly developed MS Excel and MS Powerpoint skills. Learnt new formulae every week and utilised them within my projects on routine basis. Built skills in collaboration and confidence by consistent calls with senior management. Growth observed in attention to detail over the course of the internship.

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

    • 3/5
  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • From Day-1 I was immersed within the culture of the company. By Day-2 I had already received my first task set by the director of a channel. Interns were trusted with responsibility which initially added pressure but built immense confidence.

  • 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?

    • Support was provided throughout the internship by my line manager and fellow interns. They responded to my doubts quickly and ensured I understood the scope of my responsibilities.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Culture

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

    • Passionate, Sociable, Committed.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • 8/10 - Majority of my internship was enjoyable, however, certain days of the week could be monotonous (but that didn't happen often)

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

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

    • 3/5
  • 7. Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?

    • Yes

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

    • Know the brands. Understand that there's more to it than just the product. Engage with current news about the company (financials, 'spotlight in news', initiatives, new product launches etc.)

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Management, Sales

London

September 2023

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