Design/Stress Intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly ennjoyed it!

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

    • Whilst I am an intern I am treated as an employee of the company. So alot of the work i do is on par with what others do

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

    • Asked loads of questions and they were more than happy to help pretty much al of the time. Managers are really helpful and treat you like a person not a number or resource

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

    • Work fluctuated, usually quite busy but sometimes there were some quiet spells

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

    • Given projects to manage, have a key part in analysis for actual customers, with deadlines and requirements.

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

    • So useful, everthing i've learned so far can't be learnt at university. A great opportunity!

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • At the hub of the site, the design office so usually alot of activity. With other interns so you have a good working atmosphere

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

    • Its been run a couple of years on site for Design/Stress interns so they've got a good process to integrate you into the company quite well

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

    • Quite a bit manufacturing training, Engineering programme training (CATIA,Patran/Nastran,MathCad). Sometimes you'd have to find whats available but usually you can train on pretty much anything

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Above 25 days holiday

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They've got a really good graduate programme dedicated just for site and other programmes for GE as whole.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • 26 interns total in our year, so theres a good social aspect

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

    • I come from the same city as the hamble site so i got to live at home which was pretty much free. Though as a whole i think its not too bad to live in Southampton. Definatley cheaper than London

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

    • 2 universities in Southampton so a decent nightlife.

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

    • STEM, ECPO, things interns organise

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

November 2013

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