Commercial Intern Review

Over the ten weeks I was accepted with welcome arms into the company. The team I worked for quickly adapted to make space for me and to ensure I felt comfortable working in their team. I was kept busy, but had constant support whilst completing all tasks as well as there being a large variety of social activities to allow me to meet other interns.

My team felt more like friends/ family than colleagues. The other intern in my team and I became good friends quickly and the whole of the team took the time to get to know me personally and professionally.

My manager was fantastic. Ensuring she met me every week with 1:2:1 sessions no matter how busy she was to ensure I was happy doing the tasks given to me, as well as answering my constant stream of questions on a daily basis. She encouraged me to follow my passion and inspired my on a daily basis.

I was busy most days but naturally there were some days that are more busy than others. I was never bored and also never had too much work on my plate.

Given a fair bit of responsibility during my placement which was nice as it made me feel like I was valuable considering I was only a summer intern. I reported to managers and had to delegate my time as I saw fit.

There were constant learning opportunities for interns and normal employees, L'Oreal organised sessions for us to learn about who we are, as well as basic excel training and learning in depth the programmes used at L'Oreal on a daily basis. On top of this you could sign up to additional learning classes which you choose depending on availability and desires. For myself I developed my presentation skills and excel skills, as well as learning more about my personality and how to deal with other personalities in the workplace.

Electric. It was always buzzing! (well maybe not on a monday... but that's normal)

Excellent. HR organised it superbly, everything was pre organised and ran smoothly, learning was organised pre arrival and sessions to get to know other interns to ensure you had friends to talk to etc.

Learning. Time to develop me as a person and help me grow.

Given the opportunity to apply for graduate roles and talent track for more specialist roles.

Good social scene, summer working hours allowed fellow interns to socialise at the pub, or with your team. Citizen's day allowed a change of scenery and time to spend with your team and interns to get to know them better. Intern committee to organise social events.

Standard london prices.

so much fun! Nothing like I've ever experienced before.

Tonnes of opportunities so throw yourself in - Wednesday morning yoga is a personal favourite.