Scientific Summer Intern Review

Item: Scientific Summer Intern at L'Oreal
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at L'Oreal

Internship (1 Month+)

Environmental Science, Science, Sustainability

White City

Review Submitted: September 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Reviewing sustainability claims and doing projects around this, such as:
- claims analysis (sustainability, marine life, refill claims)
- updating training documents for marketeers
- providing my opinion on claims
- analysis on sustainability sense of purpose campaigns

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was able to get involved with a lot of projects and worked with marketing and sustainability teams - this allowed to to meet and work with people outside of my team and develop a range of skills.

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?

NEW SKILLS: Communicating in a professional environment, Translating complex information into an easy to digest format, Knowledge of claims
DEVELOPED SKILLS: Communication, Presentation

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 a lot of support and guidance, though regular 1 to 1s with my manager and I was comfortable to ask anyone on my team for help when needed. At the same time, I was given enough autonomy that I was able to learn a lot about my own working styles and get out of my comfort zone.

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?

It was very friendly and social - really enjoyed being in the office!

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 really enjoyed it, the team, the work and just the overall culture. I was quite confused about what I wanted to go into work wise post university and am a lot more certain of what I want to do now, all thanks to this experience really!

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal

Be yourself and be passionate for what you're applying for, being authentically you is something that will shine throughout your interview and also something that people will notice when you work here!