I applied through university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at L'Oréal (City of London, England) in Mar 2010
Interview
1st Interview - with recruiter, competency-based & to seek your aspirations. The typical stuff (why L'Oreal, why Marketing, etc). This is time to speak your mind & put your point of view across. Marketers are especially encouraged to be vocal & have a point of view.
Assessment Day:
1) HR interview - a more senior recruiter/HR person to explore your motivations/passion further
2) Presentation (1 to 1) - given 30 mins to brainstorm a new idea (e.g. - a new product), then present it to a Marketing/Brand manager! You're given some posters & pens for this.
3) Group Exercise - put in room with 4 other candidates, given a topic to discuss & slug it out!
Final Interview:
Very senior marketing person - just to proof-check that you're not stupid and know what you're getting yourself into. Time to make this person love you. It helps if you can make them talk a lot about themselves, haha! :-)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(3 random products put in front of you)
Tell me what you think of these products.
Good.
Now tell me what you'd change about them.
In first round you will be give 3 questions based upon in life experience. First 2 questions you have to write and for the 3rd question you have to make a video. In second round their is going to be cognitive test based on mathematics and logical reasoning
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at L'Oréal (London, England) in May 2021
Interview
Had no care for peoples time, little communication, said they would get back to people in 4 weeks but was actually 12 weeks. This was also said by other applicants, extremely inconsiderate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time aside from university where you have been challenged by a project.
I applied online. I interviewed at L'Oréal (London, England) in Apr 2021
Interview
Overall, a very pleasant experience. Had to do one case study presentation and one interview with a senior brand manager as part of their assessment centre. Questions were mostly behavioural catered to assess how you would act in certain business situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you received difficult feedback, how did you reacted & what did you do?