I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at L'Oréal in Mar 2020
Interview
I received a call from the HR department, and a series of questions to assess my application. This was after completing their assessment, which was too long and unnecessary. They called at a random, inconvenient time.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at L'Oréal (Los Angeles, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
It was my classmate who referred me. It was a great experience, the interviewer asked about my personal interests and what my dream job would be if not having any restrictions.
My first round is with a manager, second round is with VP, they both very value your own thinking of beauty products, how much you know about the beauty trend, GEN-Z looks, and your own makeup routine, etc. What do you think the current market is doing well, what new products still have grow space?
After 2 rounds will be an assignment, then wait for the result.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you can design a product, what product would you want to design?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at L'Oréal (New York, NY) in Jan 2023
Interview
Very basic questions regarding marketing, know the function and industry positioning of your brand well. Preliminary website research will suffice. Also be sure that I answer how your previous experience will impact your new role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your previous experience set you up for success at loreal and specifically on your brand?
I applied online. I interviewed at L'Oréal in Feb 2021
Interview
Thought the first interview would be mostly behavioral questions, but the interviewer jumped right in with technicals which threw me off a little. Didn't get a response from my thank you email and they pretty much ghosted me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the difference or distinction between digital marketing and marketing?
Marketing Associate 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 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Associate roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Marketing Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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