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L'Oreal

Visual Merchandising Intern Review

at L'Oreal

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

London

Review Submitted: June 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Creating in-store guidelines/planograms for our brand ambassadors to follow.
Liaising with suppliers on any activations/launches we have coming up to create point of sale units.
Assisting my manager and the trade activation manager with management of our gifts with purchases for our retailers both online/offline, as well as our DTC site.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, you are not someone who just get's coffee! You are thrown in at the deep end and you manage and self own your individual projects which is incredibly rewarding in the end! You are given masses of responsibility.
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 become a lot more proficient in excel, as well as learning to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
My networking skills have improved massively and I have even had multiples opportunities to present across the wider team.
Additionally, I learned how to conduct, analyse and present an ROI analysis!
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?
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 a huge amount of support from my line manager, wider team , everyone goes above and beyond to assist and answer your queries, you are never seen as a burden.
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?
Throughout my placement I was able to take part in L'Oréal's annual Citizen day where I enrolled in the innovation in education programme where I helped A level students with CV & interview skills, it was great to give back to the local community.
As well L'Oréal has a plethora of committees like the Ethnicity and Multi-cultural committee, social & intern committee.
As my internship was half online it was hard to conduct any socials in person but I have made friends for life regardless of the circumstances.
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

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I absolutely LOVED my time at L'Oréal. I genuinely don't want to leave as it has been a life-changing experience for me. As mentioned previously doing an internship during a pandemic has been challenging but I would not have it any other way. I have adored working with my team and I am super proud to be associated with the company as we are making such a difference in the world of beauty. The whole experience has over-exceeded my expectations and I would recommend working for L'Oréal to anyone as the people make the company what it is. I hope when I graduate next year, I will be able to get a role and come back as it has been an absolute dream.
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
Be yourself and let your personality shine through! Think outside of the box with your ideas as they genuinely care and want to know how you think creatively :)
Erase all your thoughts on what you think the beauty industry is going to be like, it's even better than what everyone think's it is like.
The internship is what you make of it, put in what you want to get back and always make time for people, you will be thankful in the long run that you did!
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