Risk Analyst Intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • My year on placement has given me invaluable workplace experience, enhanced my CV and allowed me to develop a professional network as well as some good friends. I fully enjoyed my year on placement and couldnt recommend it enough.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The people were one of the key factors that made my placement so enjoyable, i always felt part of a team and that my work was valued.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • All my colleagues were always more than happy to help with anything and regular 1:1's with structured goals helped with guidance throughout the year.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • A difficult one to rate out of 10, i was always busy but never felt snowed under or like i had too much to do as i worked closely with my line manager to prioritise work and push back on low priority tasks.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • My placement gave me real responsiblity such as peer reviewing others work technically and maintaing output standards of my work. The level of responsiblity you are given at GE is not limited because you are an intern, if you show you are capable of dealing with it you are given it.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The overall experience will help with my application of economic theory into real life situations and my development of technical skills such as SAS and Excel will be extremely useful for future analytical roles.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The office atmosphere was very good, eveyone was approachable (even senior staff such as the CRO) and things such as a friday afternoon quiz and bi-weekly department review help to promote a one team culture.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The placement was well structured with a 5 week introduction plan outlined at the start after which work depended on business priorities. Monthly meetings held by the intern representative and attended by all the interns within the business helped to unsure continued development throughout the year.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • GE invest a lot in the training and development of its employees and during my year i was able to attend formal courses for presentation skills, influencing skills, facilitation skills and personal brand as well as a number of online courses for technical skills such as SAS, Excel and scorecards.

    5/5

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

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I thouroughly enjoyed my placement along with the work i was involved in and would relish the opportunity to work at GE again in the future.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • The social scene amongst both placement students and colleagues was good, with drinks in Watford occurring regularly as well as a number of activities throughout the year such as laser tag, sailing and karaoke.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I found that comparable to the north of the country the cost of living was slightly more, having said that i also found that the intern wage was sufficient to cover my living and socialising costs.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Watford is good for a night out and has a number of clubs and bars in the middle of town but probably the best thing about Watford is how close it is to London, with the train only taking around 20 mins.

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yes there were a number of sporting opportunities, i was involved in activities such as a hockey tournament and a triathlon and there were also non sporting opportunities available such as volunteering.

    4/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

Banking, Data Science, Business Management, Computer Science, Economics, Financial Management, Information Technology, Insurance & Risk Management, Logistics and Operations, Marketing, Property Management

London

September 2012


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