HR intern Review

by GE (General Electric)

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

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

    • I have enjoyed my placement thoroughly so far, I have new responsibilities and tasks each day and I am learning to relate my degree to my work

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

    • I feel very valued by my colleagues. Working in HR means I need to be accessible and open with everybody. Many people find that I am a good point of contact as sometimes the HR Manager is away on business

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

    • Although my HR Manager is very busy, I feel she did the best she could with the given circumstances

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

    • Sometimes it varies - I can have really busy days where I find it hard to fit everything in and some days I can be very idle - usually if my Manager is away and hasn't left much work/has little access to emails

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I have been given as much responsibility as my Manager would have

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have enhanced my communication and IT skills greatly - this will be great for my final year when I will have to write a whole dissertation and use programmes such as Word and Excel

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office is generally fairly quiet - this is understandable as everyone is busy and I work with a lot of older people

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I feel the internship was set up all. When I arrived all of my IT equipment has been set up and I knew exactly what to do and where to go

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

    • I would like to have more invested in me in terms of money so that I can travel more as part of my job as my HR Manager does. Besides from that, a lot of time and skill has been invested in teaching me.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • National Travel

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to work for GE in the future if the opportunity arose

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • As I have no other interns at my site and much of my colleagues are older, there is no social life at all

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I live just above London so the price is a lot higher but this was to be expected. My salary makes up for this

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

    • I have not experienced the nightlife unfortunately

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

    • There are a few but as we are a smaller site, we have less focus on things such as volunteering etc compared to larger sites

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

South East

November 2014

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