Customer supply chain manager Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement. Although some tasks could be repetitive, I was often challenged, learnt a huge amount, was exposed to many different areas of the business and was given lots of responsibility.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt really valued by my team - they constantly gave me praise onmy progress, and I was gradually given tasks with more importance and had more independence.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My manager was incredible throughout the year! She was great at supporting me whilst also pushing me to do projects and giving me huge amounts of responsibility. I learnt a huge amount from my manager and she helped get me exposure to lots of people within the business.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I was very busy most of the time on a daily basis - this is what I enjoyed! Although some periods would be quite quiet, for the most part I had lots to do and enjoyed being pushed and challenged.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Huge amounts! I was fully in charge of the operational running of a major customer, had huge amounts of contact with our major customers & was trusted to complete tasks on my own which would have a massive impact on the entire business.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I learnt a lot which can be used later on: organisation, prioritising (finding that balance between daily tasks, ad hoc tasks and projects), and communication (communicating with many people across L'Oreal but also with customers) were the top 3 skills I feel I learnt this year.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Very sociable and dynamic!

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I was in a different office for the first 2 months which was tough whilst I was learning the ropes- I would have liked to have been warned beforehand that this was going to happen! Other than this, the overall organisation was good

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Had some training but nothing in particular

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • The grad scheme is very competitive and challenging at Loreal - would be great to be given the opportunity to do it! Interns get priority so future prospects are good (but there are a lot of interns!)

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Very good social scene! Team nights out, intern nights out, massive Christmas party and monthly drinks with the division

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Expensive! But London is a great place to live.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • London has options that will appeal to everyone!

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Sport and volunteering

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2016


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