Commercial Intern Review
at L'Oreal
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
Hammersmith
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
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.
The role of a commercial intern involves the detail of retail analysis, sell in and sell out of goods and reactive activity to address the current retail landscape. By communicating with the wider team and brands, your role is to support activations and our field team and beauty advisors instore.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
As I was placed in a small team, the ownership and responsibility of accounts and tasks were given me from day 1. With this came lots of support to ask questions and help if it was needed.
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?
The skills developed in a placement year are invaluable and will take away in my future career. These include agility, resilience, communication and presentation. The biggest skillset I have developed would be my confidence and therefore the autonomy and ownership to lead projects.
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?
The support I was given was above and beyond my expectation, with a 3, 6 and 12 month review. In addition, I had a weekly meeting with my three closest colleagues where I would discuss my development opportunities and tasks that week.
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 general atmosphere is relaxed and friendly with a big focus on networking. We are offered weekly exercise classes including yoga and have an extended lunch break for no meeting times.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my placement year so much and believe it has been invaluable to the start of a career path. This was beyond my expectations especially as I had my onboarding virtually. I believe that this placement year has set me up for a graduate role at L'Oreal or elsewhere taking new skills with me.
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
As a company that operates on such a large scale, it is important to look at the whole operation rather than the division you are interested in. Make sure you also look at the long term goals of L'Oreal and the retail climate.
