Commercial Intern Review
at L'Oreal
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales, Commercial Banking
White City
Review Submitted: May 2025
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.
Working across fashion accounts to launch NPD, managing critical paths with cross-functional teams to ensure on time launches. Maintaining strong relationships with retailers while handling product pricing and coordinating information to support retail partners.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I have been given a lot of responsibility in my placement. Managing the NPD launches across Pureplayer accounts of CPD was extremely important as I needed to ensure accounts launched on time. I have ran many meetings internally and externally during my time on placement and managed the pricing for the accounts.
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 developed on my skill set overall, becoming more confident and being able to organise my time efficiently, managing my workload. I have improved in my excel skills and data management as well as my communication when working with external agencies and retailers.
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 have had the most AMAZING support during my internship, I cannot thank my team enough for constantly being there to help and look out for me. My managers have been incredible and were always looking out for new opportunities that I could be involved in to enhance my internship experience.
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 of the company is great, such a positive work environment. Everyone is happy to chat with you and if you need support, people are there to help.
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 have absolutely LOVED my placement, it has been the most incredible experience, I simply cannot put into words how much this placement has supported my growth on a professional and personal level. I would genuinely recommend this to anyone and will always speak highly of my time on the internship programme.
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
My biggest piece of advice for applying is be passionate, open-minded and willing to learn. You need to make the most out your time there as a year flies by so take every opportunity you possibly can. When applying, research the company values, see if these align with your own, and implement these in your application.
