Sephora reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,601 total reviews)
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Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Sephora has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,601 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sephora employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Feb 14, 2011
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Pros

There are so many trainings every week that you end up accumulating a lot of knowledge over the years. The gratis is great; you get tons of freebies to try. Sephora is a great starting point in your Makeup Artist/Skincare Consultant career. You learn a lot on the job.

Cons

Depending on the location, the rest of your Sephora experience can either be good or bad. I've worked for wonderful managers who made my experience phenomenal and pushed me to advance; and then I've worked for lazy managers who lack experience in the field and who play favorites. Under these types of managers, your opportunity for advancement comes to a slow crawl. Also, the turnover in some of these stores is ridiculously high so you are constantly having to train new people only to say goodbye to them months later.

4.0
Feb 8, 2011
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Pros

Free product GRATIS!!! The education you recieve about products and education about retail stragegies is out of this world. You get to learn about make up artistry too. Great discounts. Meeting a lot of great co workers, and learning so much about the beauty industry. Amazing place for networking for the beauty industry too.

Cons

There is no work/life balance. It is really difficult to get promoted. It was abundantly clear that only backstabbers and friends get promoted. You have to work really hard to get sales because you have to do much more "consulting and educating" than other retailers. If you do not like being micro managed, then do not work here! You will be micro managed for everything...what you say, where to go, what to do....they call it "coaching".

3.0
Feb 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

all the testers you get to play with an try before you buy it! gratis

Cons

better compensation workshops and seminars growth opportunties

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