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L'Oreal

Commercial Industrial Intern Review

at L'Oreal

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

White City

Review Submitted: July 2024

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - 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.
Helping to manage accounts, representing the brands to retailers and working with internal and external stakeholders collaboratively to develop and implement strategies. Updating reports and tracker, including creating new ones to track retail and report it to senior management. Supporting and owning additional projects to develop the accounts. Supporting with ad hoc day-to-day queries and requests from the team, retailers and brand teams.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility which made me feel like a trusted and valued member of my team. I was trusted to manage my own projects and strategies with external stakeholders.
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?
Improved excel skills, by the end I was building trackers from reports and sharing teh data with my team.
Developed my prioritisation skills to ensure I was best managing my time and not letting anything get missed.
Developed my communication skills through presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
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 received incredible support from my line manager, she gave me exceptional mentorship and always encouraged and enabled me to develop my commercial skills beyond my role. My team were also so supportive throughout my internship and I always felt I could go to anyone for advice or help.
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 really positive, there was a huge sense of team spirit, within my direct team.
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 really enjoyed my internship, I learnt incredible new skills and knowledge of the industry. The sense of community and the friendships I built, especially with the intern cohort made my time at L'Oreal such an incredible 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
Definitely go for it, I had the best year and am so glad I applied. You will meet such incredible people and learn so much from everyone about the industry and life and definitely make friends for life.
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