Application Support Analyst Review

Really good placements over all, if you are looking for a role were you have real responsibilities then this certainly offers you that. Be prepared to work hard but the level of exposure you will get I return is very good and you will be pushed and test to progress throughout.

Felt on par with my co-workers and was not considered and ‘’Intern’’ but more like a full time member of staff. Certainly the work load was the same. The office is a really nice place to be with lots of friendly people and it’s easy to ask for help.

Had weekly reviews with my manager in order for me to ensure that I was on track and also for me to find out if I was performing and how I could improve. If I ever had any issue I felt more the comfortable to go to my boss or co-workers about it.

Very busy every day, if you want and easy ride then not for you. If you want a really understanding of the corporate world and the long hours you are expected to work in order to get the job done this will give you that, rarely a day when you have much time to relax.

I had a very large deal of responsibility and was in charge of my own portfolio. This meant I had large sums that I had to manage on a daily basis. Despite this large amount of responsibility put on me I didn’t feel out of my depth at any time. If I needed support it was there but I really enjoyed being able to make decisions by myself.

Defiantly helped see the real life side to the theory I had learnt. The skills I had before my placement were improved and I learnt how to apply them in a corporate context. Over all it has helped me see what will be expected if you want to go far in the business world. If you want a real job as a placement then this is more than I ever thought I would have from my placement in relation to my duties and responsibilities.

Atmosphere could be tense if it was a busy time but usually relaxed and friendly. All colleagues are always willing to offer help and have a chat.

The overall organisation of the placement could have been improved somewhat. I was dropped in very much at the deep end and expected to successfully perform as a project manager without much supervision from a very early stage. Luckily my manager was very supportive, but there was not much wider organisation on the site for interns.

I received a large amount of training in various fields whilst on my placement. However this was mainly achieved by me persuading various people to take time out of their day to instruct me, rather than by investment by the wider company.

I feel that I would work back for GE in future, but not at the site where I was based. GE is a fascinating company to work for, but I feel that further career development would be limited at the site and department I was at.

There were multiple other interns at my site along with apprentices and interns from Oil and Gas in the same building. We spent a lot of time together talking, helping and shadowing each other to gain exposure of multiple businesses.

Living and drinking costs were ok. However as Surrey is a summer destination shot term lettings meant you might be paying a little more.

The nightlife is not the best however there is certainly a good number of options for what to do in the evening

There were numerous opportunities to activities outside of work that is organised through work in addition to a host of other activities in the area.