Brand activation intern Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Auditing the e-retailer sites to ensure brand pages and product pages are correct and update to date. Organising sampling artwork and project managing the sampling process. Organising email newsletters send out to the customer data base.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed communication skills, multi-tasking, leadership. I have also learnt how to handle workload and prioritisation. I have developed confidence in owning my own projects and how to work across different departments.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, during the duration of my placement the responsibility i was given increased as my confidence in my job role increased. I was given various different project management projects where i got to lead on trade activation projects and sampling. I was also given the freedom to explore my own ideas to bring to the team.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • During the first week of the internship you are in full time training / handover, this allowed for me to learn my job role while the current intern was still at the company and able to speak through the role and answer any questions that arise. Throughout the year we could access a range of different learnings from Marketing to environmental work shops. Each month interactive training sessions were also sent out such as excel training.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • L'Oréal was an inspiring place to work, with everyone around bringing a different strength to their job role and wider team. Everyone is always keen to help out and advise. There are also great opportunities to network throughout the company.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at L'Oréal, i have grown both professional and personally. I have been placed in charged of projects i could only dream of and worked with inspiring people along the way. I have enjoyed the variation with my job role and the opportunities to work with different teams outside my marketing role. I have also enjoyed the ability to get involved in Charity based work.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at L'Oreal
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend L'Oreal to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to L'Oreal
  • To have confidence within yourself and to be passionate about the company. I would encourage to be open to learning new skills and keep an open mind to any opportunities that you are given.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

London

June 2021


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