RETAIL DESIGN INTERN Review
at L'Oreal
Placement (10 Months+)
Product Design, Project Management, Graphic Design, Logistics and Operations, Marketing
Hammersmith
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
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.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
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.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
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.
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?
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
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.
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
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.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
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.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at L'Oreal
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal
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 :)
