Marketing Intern Review

I have no doubt that this has been the best year of my life- the insight I have gained and sk

In my experience everybody is extremely friendly and helped me settle in very easily- you can't walk down the corridor without receiving a smile. We have fortnightly Ted-Talks and an annual Bake Off, all of which build a lovely family-feel.

Although I was expected to work autonomously and wasn't check up upon constantly, my managers and wider team were always there to help me. L'Oreal has a great culture of giving regular feedback, all of which helped me identify what I needed to improve upon.

Very rarely was without anything to work on. The culture is quite hectic and at times too much to handle. However once you learn to prioritise your workload this becomes more manageable.

During the course of my placement I picked up more responsibility than I could have ever imagined. The team gave me an opportunity to get involved in more initiatives, which meant that I had a really steep, but useful learning process. As an intern you are really expected to take charge of your responsibilities and support your team and the business.

This placement year helped confirm to me that this is the function and industry that I'd like to continue my career in. The exposure and insight into a real business and a practical marketing job - I hope that this will help me in my degree when I study theoretical marketing, as well as with future job applications

There was a good balance between work and play - everybody got on with their jobs but we still managed to have fun in the process

I felt that the recruitment process was a little scatty- my application took over 6 months from application to offer. However once at L'Oreal, everything was well communicated and organised.

During my placement I was fortunate enough to go on a few insight days/training courses. However I felt that there could have been more schemes dedicated to placement students in particular.

Hoping to return to the company on the MT scheme

With +100 interns there was a fantastic social life at L'Oreal. We had an intern committee which organised sports teams, activities and social events. We often go out for drinks with other colleagues (not solely interns) which is great fun

London is quite expensive as a whole, however with the offices being in West London, I felt that it was probably a little more affordable than somewhere in the City.

Lots of nice pubs but not much nightlife in Hammersmith- Chelsea however is not too far away so not really an issue.

We had weekly netball, running, football and rounders (in the summer) teams/clubs which everybody was encouraged to join. The social secs of the intern committee also organised regular social events/activities e.g. nights out/ice-skating