Information Security Analyst Review
by GE (General Electric)
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
3.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Interesting and have developed a lot through year.
Made to feel part of a team - not " just an intern"
If you ask for help they will give it
It varied, if you don't have enough work ask for more, if too much just say your struggling.
Given a variety of tasks. Got to run and manage a few from start to finish.
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.
The Company
Varied - sometimes busy and people running around when a critical problem with a system! Some days quiet, other days busy!
Organised well.
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.
Company Parties/Events
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.
The Culture
A lot of socialising with fellow interns. With colleagues too but not as much. Have made some really good friends within my office.
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.
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!
Can get involved in volunteering events through GE Volunteers. I know that some of the guys play football and cricket with their teams!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
International
June 2009
