Consumer Experience Intern Review
at L'Oreal
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing
Hammersmith
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
5 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
Research competitive intelligence and best practices across retail, beauty and the high-street.
Execute go-to-market initiatives, particularly with creating content and comms campaigns.
Internal and external stakeholder management such as briefing agencies, presenting internal meetings, senior management support.
Execute go-to-market initiatives, particularly with creating content and comms campaigns.
Internal and external stakeholder management such as briefing agencies, presenting internal meetings, senior management support.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of autonomy and freedom to execute the projects in a way I saw appropriate. I would be involved in strategy meetings, allowing me (as the teams executer) to have an input in how projects should be brought to life. I was encouraged to suggest projects to lead and given the opportunity to launch with support from the team.
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?
Communication, project management and creativity are the three main skills that I have developed this year. I struggled with design at the beginning and found that my creativity lay in strategy and solution rather than design execution. Project management is my most improved and developed skill, having spent the year executing multi-projects. Communication is a strength that my team pushed by presenting at multiple internal and external events and meetings.
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?
There was always support and guidance on hand, you just needed to ask for it. There was a good balance between using initiative to solve a problem and being provided with the solution. I always knew who to turn to if I ever needed support, and had a nurturing and open relationship with my manager.
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 culture at L’Oréal is one of my favourite elements of working there. They have strong values and clear expectations of employees and I have often felt throughout the year I am considered a human before employee. I love the intra/entrepreneur mentally leadership encourages which forms one of the five L’Oréal competencies. There were so many opportunities to get involved with projects beyond your role which helped me push myself.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 internship. I felt like I had endless opportunities and could push myself out of my comfort zone as well as play to my strengths. It totally exceeded my expectations for a company, I never once was treated as 'just an intern', I felt like a really integral part of my team and would do my internship all over again in a heart beat.
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
Apply as soon as applications open and tailor your application to the competencies. Do research on the company and divisions. Identify you passions and include them in your application. I was inspired by how they encourage an entrepreneur mindset so showcase that in your application.
