IT Intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

4.8/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • GE always gave me exciting and challenging projects, which made for a thoroughly enjoyable year.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I definitely felt valued. I was quite worried about how much importance an intern would have to any company before I started, but I quickly realised GE values its interns very highly. I was never labeled as an intern, and never felt like one. I felt like a member of the team straight away.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had weekly one-to-ones with my manager which helped me keep in touch. I was fortunate enough to have my manager based at the same site as me, which is usually the case. Sometimes your manager could be in a different office to you though.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Most of the time I was very busy, as I chose to take on additional projects outside of my team. Often I would work longer hours to ensure I was achieving as much as I could, but this is never forced upon you. However, at times there were quieter periods which were sometimes frustrating!

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility. I led international projects, and worked on huge cost saving initiatives.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt more during my internship with GE than I did through the prior 2 years of university combined. I'll soon see exactly how much it will help when I start my third year.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • I was surrounded by interesting, fun and intelligent people. It was amazing.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • GE has a clear path for the internship programme, and a network is there for you to communicate with other interns. Due to the nature of business, the work will never be completely organised. As I worked in projects, and not day-to-day work, it was hard to say what would be around the corner!

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Much more than I expected. I obtained globally recognised qualifications and all of the interns were seen as the potential future of IT in GE.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

    Healthcare/Dental
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very, the graduate programme with GE is one of, if not the best in the UK.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Definitely, there is around 50 IT interns worked at GE each year.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Reasonable, although it was difficult to find a house! Unfortunately we were quite far out of the city.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • About 30 minutes taxi into the city centre, where the nightlife was awesome.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of volunteering and activities outside of work.

    5/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

September 2015

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