Information Security Analyst Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Interesting and have developed a lot through year.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Made to feel part of a team - not " just an intern"

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • If you ask for help they will give it

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

    • It varied, if you don't have enough work ask for more, if too much just say your struggling.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a variety of tasks. Got to run and manage a few from start to finish.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I am going to do my final year project on Data Leakage and have managed to get free licenses for a piece of software I use at GE to use for my project. The skills I learnt at GE were also soft skills - such as presenting and facilitating. My confidence has greatly increased. It will also look good on my CV to say that I worked for GE one of the biggest companies in the world. I will be applying for the graduate scheme.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Varied - sometimes busy and people running around when a critical problem with a system! Some days quiet, other days busy!

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Organised well.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • All interns are sent on 3 courses: Presentation skills, Facilitation and Influencing Skills. Really helped develop my confidence overall. I am not particulary technical so I got to develope in this area - as I asked to. My manager very helpful with anything I had queries about , within work or general IT issues. Also very supportive with helping me decide on a project idea for my final year at uni. He is also the reason I managed to get permission to use the data leakage prevention tool for my tool.

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I am going to apply but I know the graduate scheme is very competitive as it is for GE Capital and not only GE Money Home Lending. I would love to come back though - but given the current "credit crunch" we will see.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • A lot of socialising with fellow interns. With colleagues too but not as much. Have made some really good friends within my office.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Watford / London is quite pricey!! Especially as no going out on student nights etc! Housing is fairly pricey too - make sure you look around as I got a good deal in the end.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Watford is ok - not amazing - but london is only 20mins on train, and London is awesome!! Watford has some really nice bars and restaurants that I didn't discover until a couple of weeks til the end of the placement - so research!

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

    • Can get involved in volunteering events through GE Volunteers. I know that some of the guys play football and cricket with their teams!

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

International

June 2009

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