Project Control Intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Great personal development but job role become slightly tedious.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • At the start of the placement I felt rather useless but once my skills developed I become just like an other ordinary team member.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Regular meetings with my manager to guide me through any difficulties. Support from each team member was provided when required.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • This would fluctuate a lot, some days were long and little work would arise. However some days I would be fully maxed out.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Like one of my previous comments, at the start of placement I had little responsibility and involvement due to lack of expertise but over time as my skills increased I had as much responsibility as other team members.

    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've strengthened all my core business skills and developed new ones by learning from others around me. I'm in a better mind frame for my final year due to my placement.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • All my team members were friendly and we would have small discussions however overall the office was quite.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • At the start of placement training was scheduled formally but once complete job tasks were not fully acknowledged thus I had to become very flexible. I had no day to day basis job roles.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Overall the company provided a standard level of training at the start of the placement. However all team members provided the time whenever I required help, some often would ask if I wanted sessions in expanding my skills in different tools.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I would happily work for a GE company again however would look to move industry as the aviation industry did not provide much interest to myself.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • We had several team events and there was an intern social media site. Fortunately I lived with other interns and we all bonded extremely well thus making our own social events.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I was based in Cheltenham, although this is a town it has city prices. Although has various cheap supermarkets on the towns outskirts (Aldi).

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Every weekend the town was relatively busy as there was several small sister university campuses however it was nothing compared to a city.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • A few, the majority of my team had children thus had other commitments. Although I found people in other departments ran a few weekly social football matches.

    3/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Financial Management

South West

May 2016


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