Loreal Hiring – Sustainability Challenge 2024

Launching its 8th edition, L’Oréal is back with the Sustainability Challenge 2024. It is an all-Digital Challenge that resonates with L’Oréal’s sustainability program.

This year for the L’Oréal Sustainability Challenge we will be focusing on the PEOPLE, PLANET & PRODUCT pillars. We want to create long-term and sustainable impact and to achieve this, we want young and passionate change agents like you, to contribute to a better and more sustainable planet, while also creating a community of our consumers and supporters who can take this journey with us.

Eligibility and Team Rules:

• This challenge is open to all final & pre-final year full-time undergraduate & postgraduate students from any discipline in any college based out of India.
• A team must consist of exactly 3 members.
• Each member has to register with official college email IDs. If your college does not provide official email IDs, you can use your personal email address.
• Cross-specialization & cross-college teams are eligible.
• Cross-year teams are not eligible.
• A student cannot be a part of more than one team.
• Any deviation from the above will result in immediate disqualification of the entire team.
• Modification of team post registration will not be allowed.
• All decisions in the matter of eligibility will be with L’Oréal & Unstop.

Structure of the competition:

It is a 4-tier challenge. Each team needs to register and successfully complete each round.

Treasure Hunt:

• It is mandatory for all teams to attempt this round.
• Only the team leader will be able to attempt the Treasure Hunt.

Online Aptitude Assessment:

• Shortlisted teams from the treasure hunt round will get a set of questions to be answered within 20 minutes.
• Participants will be scored based on Accuracy, Speed, and Start Time.
• Please note that it is mandatory for all team members to take the Assessment. A team will be scored based on the average marks of all team members attempting the assessment.
• The Assessment will be based on general aptitude.

Executive Summary Submission Round:

• You have to choose a pillar: PEOPLE, PLANET or PRODUCT
• The case study will be made available to you.
• Each team will need to submit 3 slides solutions + a 2-minute video to present their ideas.
• You cannot add appendix slides.
• 3 slides don’t include the title slide and thank you slide.
• Any references should be given due credits.
• Submission format of 3-slide solution: PDF.
• Submission format of 2-minute video: mp4.
• Naming Convention: TeamName_CampusName.

Mentorship Session:

• The shortlisted teams are required to attend the masterclass session.

Detailed Submission Round:

• The shortlisted teams are required to submit a detailed up to 10-slider solution.
• Submission format: PDF.
• Naming Convention: TeamName_CampusName.

Virtual Presentation:

• The top 20 teams with the best ideas will be shortlisted, who will pitch their idea to L’Oréal leaders virtually.
• Before the presentation, each team will get the exclusive opportunity to be mentored by function experts from L’Oréal.

Final Submission Round:

• Shortlisted teams from Virtual Presentation will need to submit their detailed solutions upto 10 slides.
• You can add up to 2 appendix slides for financials.
• Any references should be given due credits.
• Submission format: PDF.
• Naming Convention: TeamName_CampusName.

Grand Finale:

• The top 6 teams from the Virtual Presentation Round will present their ideas in front of a Grand Jury.

Rewards and Prizes:

Apart from experience, the winners have a lot in store for them:

• National Finalists – Get exclusive pre-placement interviews (PPIs) and a basket of L’Oréal goodies, because you are worth it!
• All Semi-Finalists stand a chance to receive pre-placement interviews (PPIs) with L’Oréal India with a Stipend worth INR 80K – 1.6L per month* for pre-final year and CTC of 28 LPA* for final year management students.