Clarins USA Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Clarins USA full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The entire organization was focused om helping the field force to achive net shipment and retail sales forecasts. Each individual department did their utmost to support the sales team and grow the brand. I had come from a "big three" cosmetic company and was instantly embraced by their corporate culture and how they were always striving to meet the needs of the field force.

Cons – Because of the fact that Clarins is a relatively flat organization, there was little room for growth. They did make note of this during the interview process, to be fair. I also think that several of our marketing programs had become somewhat stale and needed to be re-evaluated in order to be competitive within the industry. Worth noting that many changes took place atter 2004!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Clarins USA full-time

Pros – Clarins USA is a great company to work for, if you are willing to work hard, and be a team player. It's a company that you can be proud of.

Cons – Clarins is a smaller company in the cosmetics industry, so you will have to be a superstar to get noticed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Clarins USA full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The product is Fantastic. Easy to sell! I love the Education they provide!

Cons – Hard to get promoted! Very long hours- would drive 2 and half hours and be expected to work a 8-9 hour day not including the drive,lots of pressure to make numbers. Exellent product but-THEE MOST DISFUNTIONAL COMPANY I KNOW.

Advice to Senior Management – The Management should get out in the field of ALL the stores. So they can see for themselves.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Clarins USA full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The company provides pretty good Benefits/401k, the ingredient and products are good and effective, you really don't need to lie to sell. The company is also very generous on gratis.

Cons – First and foremost, poor upper management is to blame. I wonder how some of the management team got to where they are, i.e: account execs, account managers. There are zero motivation for the hardest working group of employees-The so called "Account Development Specialist" don't live up to their name, maybe because Clarins treat them like the lowest of the barrel. You stand on your feet all day, you work like dogs but in the end there are no appreciation what so ever, you signed a contract stating your working days to be Tue-Sat, they breached their contract and make their employees work Sundays, sometimes both weekends. Our voices and advice will never be heard, maybe it is better to shut your mouth and do what you are supposed to do. Please don't hire "strong sales people" who only force products on the poor customers just to make their goals. Clarins need articulate, well polished individuals to represent and sell their products. What a shame this company has come to. Poor communication, gossiping management, dishonest employees, need to be weed out.

Advice to Senior Management – stop playing the game, step up and change the corrupted dishonest people you hire.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Clarins USA full-time for less than a year

Pros – good pay, gratis, top notch traning program

Cons – To good to be true, filled w/ gossipy corporate who plan how to make you fail when they want you out, extremely poor communication, are not honest from the interview goimg forward

Advice to Senior Management – trust your managers and team, positive acknowledgemsnt goes a long way

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Clarins USA

Pros – Everyone is very friendly, extremely supportive culture.

Cons – Not everyone is 100% driven.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Clarins USA

Pros – Amazing Mission as a company

Cons – There are little people making your company expand.

Advice to Senior Management – Advertise in America.

Current Employee – been working at Clarins USA

Pros – Salary
Benefits
Good Products
Reputation for Philantropy
The beauty advisors that work within store level are commited to the brand and what it stands for

Cons – No communication between Sales and Education
Favortism to a point where HR should be, and has been involved
Terrible relationships with retail partners
Work life balance compromised
No positive feedback, all negative

Advice to Senior Management – To invest in your people
Take more interest in Top managment and why they are making the decisions that they do

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Clarins USA

Pros – Free products for the skin and free make-up

Cons – CLARINS is a company of LOVE that treat the employees that work on the cosmetics floors with lots of HATE!

Advice to Senior Management – Management harras the employees all the time. They only want to to take the big bonus from CLARINS and forget who is working hard for them on the field. There is not recognition for Account Development Specialists, Counter Managers or Beauty Advisors.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Clarins USA

Pros – They have a great product and philosophy.

Cons – Decision makers at top are not consistant. Employees have lost faith with leadership and management.

Advice to Senior Management – A successful company is composed of many - skilled - honest - talent in their specific profession. Too much change without understanding what they were doing was not successful.