Commercial Intern Review
at L'Oreal
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
Hammersmith
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
This role consists of a lot of admin to support the wider commercial team, with development opportunities to start managing your own account. You will support with the set up of new products as well as data analysis to find opportunities to explore when finding out ways to activate the products. You will help forecast sales and develop strategic plans in an attempt achieve sales targets as well.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility during my placement. My manager entrusted me to manage one of her accounts. This was a long process to achieve as there was much to learn, but once I had learnt everything and demonstrated I was capable of doing it all, I was given responsibility for managing the account.
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 developed my leadership skills by helping to manage an account, this has allowed me to become more confident in making decisions whilst simultaneously aiding my communication skills. My excel skills have improved dramatically as 90% of tasks involve the use of excel. Additionally, my team working skills have got better as I often need to work collaboratively with out brands or stakeholders to complete a task.
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?
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was given as much support / guidance as I wanted. My manager and wider team were always willing to help me with any questions I had. At the start everything was new to me and I was constantly asking questions but the team always supported me and I was often told 'no question is a silly question.' The team were always willing to guide me through tasks if I had a question over how to do them.
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?
The company culture was very friendly and the intern community is very sociable. There are often socials where you can meet new people and find out about other roles in the division. The hybrid working environment was very positive and when coming into the office everyone was always positive and happy to see each other and have a chat.
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?
5/5
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?
My placement has been very enjoyable and I have learnt a lot by doing this. The opportunities I have been given to develop my commercial skills has allowed me to become much more confident and has set me to pursue a career in commercial going forward. I have learnt from experienced account managers and been given the trust to manage external relationship. Combining these responsibilities with the sociable culture within the company has made this placement a very enjoyable experience.
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal
Make sure to through yourself in to the company culture and build relationships with your team. It is a demanding year but you get out what you put in. If you work hard you will continue to be given increasing responsibilities with there being no real ceiling over as you continue to be pushed.
