Hi pickles, what role r u performing at L'Oreal? I'm interested in knowing the job scope for marketing ie., does it just involve sales? Or do u get to do stuff like brand management, designing advertising n promotions activities etc.? What r the factors tht makes u say the working environment is good?Is it true u get to travel all over the world for marketing? What r the work hours like? And what's starting pay for fresh grad? Aiks, sorry so many questions....

Err I haven't been offered, only at interview stage Just would like to learn as much about the company as I can. Besides my above questions, I would also like to know if its very hard to get in? What kind of ppl are they looking for? Wow ur mom has been thr for 15 yrs, must b a good company

i'm in merchandising, which is also a subset of marketing as i'm reporting to a marketing manager. the marketing job in loreal is quite operational. as majority of the stuff has been set at the zone level. so most of the time is to execute it. yes of course you'll be doing brand management but at a smaller scale, not so much on the design advertising as most has been set by the zone and all you need is to do a minor tweak and localize, promotion activities i'll assume is on ground activities, yes of course. as a fresh grad, i guess you'll come in as management trainee. and if you want to do marketing, you'll have to go thru a 6 months of sales.

working environment is good as it's a very flat organization. my manager+3 is already the country manager. everything is very dynamic and fast pace. which is a total opposite of US style very structured company like P&G.

yes marketing people tends to travel more. but of course depends what level you're. a product exec of course will only get to travel for smaller scale meeting than a marketing manager. i've been travel a lot since this year. start with bkk, hk, indonesia and singapore for meeting and training.

as working hour people tends to stay quite late. the norm is 10-12 hrs.

the management trainee starting pay is 2.5k

it's not easy to get into loreal. a 4 flat result does not mean anything, it just to get notice and an opportunity for interview. what we really look for is the personality and whether your profile fit in the company. you'll have lots of interview up to the country manager level, so do expect 3-4 interviews.

Thx very much!!! Tht was very informative Just curious, whn u travel for L'Oreal, usually how long are u outstation? A few weeks?

depends.
BKK was 4D3N meeting
HK was 4D3N meeting
indonesia was 6D5N training
SG was 3D2N meeting

Pickles, really need your help here

Im being offered an internship role in loreal this December
However, at the same time, im also being offered an internship role in General Electric

Can u tell me more bout ur internship experience with loreal
for example, what u do, what u learn, what can i expect from this internship
and anything relevant and attractive that u feel might be of interest

Apart from that, talking bout ur current working life in loreal
how is the average salary for normal workers in loreal???
is it really hard to get into loreal???
what time is ur normal working hours in loreal???

last but not least, does any1 know how to get to uptown from subang apart from driving???
the only way i found is by sitting 2 rapid kl busses to reach uptown
anyother ways anyone???

thanks a million

well i was in MIS, so what i most appreciate is to get to know almost all the employees in the office. know what they do and understand each function in every dept. give me a very clear idea what i want to do in future.

i would say our basic is not as competitive as the industry. however with added value such as the staff purchase, incentive trip, etc etc... it total up to be a very good package.

there's no hard and easy, it just that whether your profile fits our culture. for me i normally reach office around 8.45 and leave around 7 or 8.

thanks for the reply

btw, may i know what is MIS?? Marketing Information System???

which part of merchandising are u in now??? which division and product???

what are the dress code for work in loreal as when i went for interview, i was suprised that i was the only one in tie

haha

i ahve friend still working there
they pay 60 for freshie
but den wrk till very late
n it sucks
cos i know middle management ppl as well

MIS - Mgmt Info Sys aka IT Dept

What do u mean which part of merchandising. i'm in CPD, doing merchandising for Maybelline & Garnier

Mon-Thu formal. Friday casual

wow, sounds great working with L'Oreal
what else department they have?
i'm a Chemistry and biology fresh grad...
any work is suitable ya?
but i guess all their R&D will be done at overseas is it?
i'm very into this cosmetics and skin care stuff, really hope to find job in this field, i think i will really enjoy working with all these company, can anybody let me know whether they need ppl grad from my field?

Oh yeah, 1 more things, what's the management trainee about ya?
have to possess degree in marketing field or any field also can?

This post has been edited by sinyee1017: Nov 13 2006, 06:37 PM

Pickles, or anyone who knows, hope u can answer my question. If ur in marketing division for L'Oreal, will u be based mainly in the office or will u be out of the office most of the time eg. meeting client, suppliers etc.? Cuz I don't have my own car so might b a problem if have to travel around a lot....But i'm planning to get a car soon Thx for your reply!!

well u need one. if u want to be in marketingas as a mgmt trainee, u have to do sales for at least 3 months.

Thx for ur prompt reply, pickles!! How does the sales part work? Is it travelling as part of a sales team to visit hair salons or retailers etc? If so, hopefully can car pool? How about after the 3 months of sales is over - when doing the marketing itself, do u have to travel around a lot? Cuz I can't get my car so soon...

Pickles? Or anybody?

doing sales in car pool?! you must be kidding.
of course you're travelling alone.

Icic....Thx very much for the info!

i have been offered as a management trainee for credit management..how do u all think abt loreal?? can i know how's th salary increment?? izzit low?? do u all think it is a friendly environment company to join with?? sorry again, wat is the normal workin hours if do not hav overtime??

Hi juliet, when will u be starting? What is their starting pay? Also mind describing a bit about the interview process? Is it hard? And what is ur background - degree in finance?

From what i've heard, average working hours will be around 8pm, sometimes 9pm. Credit mgmt have to travel a bit I think, to visit ur customers. Tht's all i know, hope it helps!

off topic. pickles, perhaps we can have dim sum breakfast someday... i'm working in uptown 1