Visual merchandising intern Review

by L'Oreal

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Managing the design and implementation of both promotional POS and permanent fixtures across different retailers for two categories within L'Oréal Paris. Day to day tasks include collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • YES! The variety of learning opportunities is huge at Loreal, from developing daily used transferable skills to learning about new job roles, I have learnt a great deal and have amazed my self with how much I have personally and professionally developed.


  • 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?
  • I was given a vast amount of responsibility during my time at Loreal, having full accountability for all the promotional and permanent POS designed and implemented across the two categories I managed.


  • 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?
  • The amount of support and guidance was very personal and was adapted to what was needed during various times, I would say everyone at Loreal is very supportive when needed but allows you to use your own initiative first which I believe to be a vital aspect to the personal growth I encountered.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Lively, fast paced, friendly and rewarding.


  • 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 loved it! It will definitely be a moment in my career that I will always remember and cherish.


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

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

  • 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
  • Learn about the brands within Loreal, think why this environment is the right environment for you?


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Retail, Advertising, Marketing

London

July 2023


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