Finance Intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed it a lot. It's similar to my course and I loved my course.

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

    • Very valued. I do a real employee's job. The stuff I do matters.

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

    • I needed to ask a lot of questions to do my job, they were answered.

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

    • Very busy. Stayed late quite a lot in the first half of my placement. Busy over quarter end which for quarter 4 landed over New Year. But busy is good. There is nothing worse than doing nothing for 7.5hrs a day. I do not know how to rate this question, so leaving it at 5 - the middle.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Tremendous amount.

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

    • Invaluable experience. Directly links to my course. I want to do this as a career.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly. Moved to open plan half way through, which made it easier to approach other finance managers.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • You're treated more as full-time staff, so find it difficult to answer that question. Leaving at a 5/10.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There wasn't any opportunity for training/development which cost money. But I did have an 'SAP guru' visit me on 2 occasions which was very beneficial to the efficiency of my work.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to continue within GE when I graduate. There is a GE programme called FMP (Financial Management Programme), so I hope this internship will open that door in the future.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The interns never socialised out of work hours. We all live in different directions, an hour each way.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived at home. Parents charged 1/6th of my wage. Saw lots of school friends who had graduated/were on placement too/never went to uni.

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

    • No idea, never went out. Previous interns went out in Ascot which apparently was good. Leaving as 5/10.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I may have got the wrong end of the stick here... But I attended classes at the local (to work) gym & joined a local (to home) choir.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Banking, Financial Management

South West

May 2016

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