Commercial Intern Review
at L'Oreal
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager, Sales
London
Review Submitted: June 2022
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Creating a weekly report summarizing last weeks sales
Sending in forms to retailers regarding our new products
Creating data trackers on excel
Sending product information and images to retailers
Assisting the field teams in different ways
Ad hoc project that involved some critical thinking
Sending in forms to retailers regarding our new products
Creating data trackers on excel
Sending product information and images to retailers
Assisting the field teams in different ways
Ad hoc project that involved some critical thinking
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given reasonable amount of responsibility for an intern, however, had less involvement with the retailer communications than expected
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Massively improved Excel skills
Now much better understand the execution side of retail
Worked on team working skills
Learned how to analyse sales data, and create deductions from it
Completed extra complimentary online courses during free time
Now much better understand the execution side of retail
Worked on team working skills
Learned how to analyse sales data, and create deductions from it
Completed extra complimentary online courses during free time
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?
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My team was there for me 100% of the time, for anything and everything I needed. As long as I showed I was working hard and doing my best, they were more than happy to 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?
This was my favourite part of the internship. My team, my intern friends and anyone else who I had contact with in the company were all very kind and accommodating. L'Oreal's work culture is great
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 thoroughly enjoyed my time at L'Oreal. This was partly because I enjoyed my role, but more importantly because I liked my team, and also found a great group of intern friends from around the company.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Make sure to vocalize any wishes you have to your team about what your interests are and what you would like to do more of. Every manager seems to be very receptive to catering the internship to fit what you expect.
