IT Project Manager Review

It was a fairly enjoyable placement. It was challenging and certainly pushed me to my limits which at first I didn't like, but now appreciate now reflecting on my year at GE. I enjoyed the projects I was given, and made sure I learned from each and every project!

Very valued. If you can show what you are capable of and make a difference for your team they will make you feel very valued. I was fortunate to make a website for my team and they loved it. Work on things that matter, and you will feel very valued.

Nearly everyday. As an intern, you WILL ALWAYS do things wrong. This is GOOD. You learn from your mistakes as the internship is all about making mistakes and seeing how you bounce back from them. I had weekly meetings with my manager every week and he gave me advice numerously. He guided me through everything whether it be writing e-mails, creating presentations, leading calls or any personal issues .

Very busy. I had things to do daily. It was only the first month where I was not busy, but as times go by, you get very busy as people become dependent on you for work on particular projects.

I had huge responsibility throughout my placement. I was leading around 4 projects and worked on a total of 9. Alongside, I was also doing bits of work for other people whom I wanted to help. Furthermore, I was receiving weekly tasks from my managers boss, who entrusted me to complete certain tasks on behalf of my team.

I believe I am a better, smarter, person after my industrial placement with General Electric. The skills I have developed has allowed me to further my develop my technical skills and people skills. I feel more confident, punctual and organised after receiving the necessary training that GE give to their employees. It will assist be greatly when collaborating with my peers in group works and allow me to become a positive leader.

The day before I started, our offices changed from Mayfair to Hounslow. The office is quiet and peaceful. The general atmosphere was fun when need be and quiet when it was required.

Very well organised. Everything was pretty much in place. Training could have perhaps been done a little earlier, but nevertheless the placement is very well co-ordinated.

They really do invest. They paid for our training course called facilitating effective meetings which is a 2-day course. We got the chance to do an ITIL exam, in which they put us in Hilton Hotel for 3 days (all paid for!) to learn and take the exam.

Future employment prospects are very appealing. They invest heavily in you when your in the graduate programme. There is also a 2 year program after the graduate scheme which looks very very appealing!

There was a good social scene. In the GE business I was in, there were 9 GE interns. As GE is so vast, there were 40 IT interns based all around the UK. They were around 200+ GE interns in the UK. The social scene was okay, could be better co-ordinated.

I commuted from my house so I did not have to rent a house near the area I worked in. The Hounslow high street has most of the popular shops (Tesco, Iceland, Mc Donalds, KFC, Subway, Starbucks, Costa etc.)

Never been out in Hounslow.

There was not unfortunately. Other interns however, did have opportunities to do many volunteering, so it depends in which GE business/site your located in.