I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at L'Oréal (New York, NY) in Nov 2012
Interview
It is a very detailed interview and hiring process for their internship program. You first are selected to do a first round of phone interviews and if you make it through that you are invited to the Taste of L'Oreal weekend, which is a weekend interview process where to do a case study as a team and then have a two on one interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most unexpected question was my knowledge base of Excel and in detail questions about how to you it and utilize it.
The job interview was very pleasant, with a relaxed and direct atmosphere. It was very insightful. The discussion included a short case study where you had to apply simple mathematical rules.
Friendly HR intern but with low interest in the candidates’ background. Very quickly it comes to end. The time between invitation and interview is quite short for well preparation and final response were very slow.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and your background.
Do you have any question?
Typical behavioral interview, plus may need to do a case study depending on the requirements of the full-time position. To convert from intern to full-time, also presented my project from my internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was given a question regarding time and project management - how to do this with your project.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at L'Oréal with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 114 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at L'Oréal overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at L'Oréal as a Intern according to 114 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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