HR Intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

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

    • I think the main thing for your placement year is the experience you get. GE provides you the opportunity to work on projects as well as the normal daily tasks.

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

    • Really enjoyed working will all my colleagues on site, the people you work with daily do become friends. It is a minority of people but I sometimes found that as an intern, when contacting people that aren't in your department/business, your emails or attempts at contact can fall short and get ignored.

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

    • It varies. Managers are very busy and don't have a huge amount of time to guide you as much as needed sometimes. For the most part I feel they are supportive and will put time aside if you request it.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Varies. Sometimes you can be very busy and sometimes you might have more time to work on your casual projects or some university based work. It is mostly a good balance.

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

    • GE does allow you to take control of your work. A lot isn't managed, once you are trained on how to use the systems the company allows you to own this process. I would say it's a good amount of responsibility.

    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 think the confidence that doing a placement allows you to develop will help the most in the future.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Atmosphere in the office is really good. Can have a nice chat to the other interns and GE employees while also working. Everyone talks to everyone, very friendly. We also get to be involved in various activities within the office.

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

    • I joined quite late, a laptop wasn't ready for me so I didn't have access for a while.

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

    • I was allowed to go on various business trips to increase my experience. I personally didn't take part in much training but this could be down to me not looking into this.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • GE has good leadership programs but I don't think they're for me.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, really good environment.

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

    • Rent was more expensive than I was used to, all around the £600pm mark. Other costs were normal.

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

    • Not much to do, but could travel to near by cities to do stuff.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The interns would organise these.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources, Recruitment

London

April 2019

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