Strategic Planning and Transformation Summer Intern Review
at L'Oreal
Internship (1 Month+)
Management Consulting
London
Review Submitted: September 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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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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.
- Responsible for managing projects and tracking progress by meeting with project stakeholders to help drive progress and key decision-making.
- Tracking and analysing sales figures, promotions, and new product launches.
- Tracking and analysing PPD’s competitor landscape and activity, e.g. NPD, activations, partnerships, financial performance.
- Feed into the Strategy & Transformation Director strategy including PnL forecasts and M&A research.
- Working with the communications team on change management.
- Tracking and analysing sales figures, promotions, and new product launches.
- Tracking and analysing PPD’s competitor landscape and activity, e.g. NPD, activations, partnerships, financial performance.
- Feed into the Strategy & Transformation Director strategy including PnL forecasts and M&A research.
- Working with the communications team on change management.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I believe I was provided with more responsibility than what I would have gotten in many other corporate giants such as L'Oreal. Being able to be at the table with the UK&I board meant not only networking with senior directors but also providing resources for and contributing to the decision-making process.
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?
- Financial analysis, PnL understanding, data crunching.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
- Internal consulting and business analysis
- Business internal and external communications.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
- Internal consulting and business analysis
- Business internal and external communications.
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
We were provided with substantial guidance. Not only do you have significant training sessions provided by HR as well as external coaches, but you are also presented with readily-available information and resources via all the company's platforms. You get directly submerged into the world of L'Oreal and are treated as a full time employee from day 1.
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The atmosphere in the London office is genuinely lovely. I was able to forge relationships with people all across the business regardless of the division they operate in or their level of seniority. Everyone is so eager to learn more about you and if you express interest in any particular areas, they are sure to match you to the right people to reach out to.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I truly enjoyed my time here. I was provided with enough responsibility as to not feel completely overwhelmed by the amount of new information but also as to never feel bored or disconnected from the business. It is partially the type of environment where the more you reach out to people and get involved, the more you are going to take away from your experience - however, I absolutely love that.
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
I would firstly say that they must be genuine. L'Oreal is really good at profiling people and genuinely understanding whether you, as a person, would be a good fit for L'Oreal. When applying, try to go beyond your typical responsibilities and work projects and try to connect with the interviewer on a more personal level regarding your personal experiences, ambitions and challenges in life.
