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Entries in GE internships (4)

Thursday
Oct012009

GE Leadership Training Programs: Change The World?

 

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Tuesday
Sep222009

Ohio State: A Recruiting Story

Go Bucks!O-H! (Hint: your response should be "I-O!")

It seems like such a short time ago that I was a student at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Now that autumn (and football season!) is here, I'll definitely have to go back and visit campus soon.

Luckily, OSU is a pretty short drive from Cincinnati -  the headquarters of GE Aviation, where I've worked for the past 15 months. I just started my 3rd rotation as an IMLP for Aviation.

The drive from Cincinnati to Ohio State and back is definitely not new to me. Not only did I grow up in Cincinnati, I also worked here at GE as an intern between each of my years at OSU. After hearing about IMLP and internships at the Engineering Expo career fair on campus, I spoke with a few recruiters and pre-selected for a campus interview.

Four years later, I've gone from an intern to a full-time member of the IMLP program, and couldn't be having more fun - though I do still get a little sad every fall that I don't get to go back to college.

Monday
Sep142009

Interviewing: Perspective From Both Sides of the Table

 I'm lucky to have been both an interviewee and an interviewer at some point in my career, so I understand how both "sides of the table" are feeling during an interview.

Rather than try to capture those thoughts, feelings and opinions in a lengthy post, I found a perfect presentation on slideshare (it's an awesome website that hosts a library of powerpoint presentations you can view, embed and share) that has helpful information for both the interviewer and interviewee.

Readers - how have your on-campus interviews been? What questions do you have about interviewing? Please comment with your thoughts, stories, tips and tricks.

Tuesday
Jul072009

All Intern Career Fair: Schenectady Edition

Schenectady Area Interns Gather for Annual EventThursday, June 25th marked GE Energy Infrastructure’s 4th annual Intern Networking Event and Career Fair.

The events is an opportunity for Schenectady-area interns interested in GE’s leadership programs to meet one another, interact with program representatives, and gain advice on career selection.

Over 125 interns and representatives from 14 leadership and affinity programs from throughout the capital district filled a conference room in  Schenectady for the event, which featured a keynote address by the CIO of GE Power and Water, an ice cream social, and the opportunity to interact with leadership program representatives from across the business.

The presentation covered GE career paths and gave an overview of the Power & Water business - from the new Wind building in Schenectady to how government regulation changes have impacted our products. The message left the crowd feeling that it's an exciting time to be at Energy.


Many interns commented that the GE career path overview reassured the audience that what you studied in college won't hold you back at GE.

After the presentation, Interns were invited to visit booths during the career fair segment, which gave area EIDs time to ask questions directly to leadership.

One an EID intern located in Schenectady, said that she appreciated the chance to mingle with program leaders and some of her fellow interns. “I enjoyed being able to talk to people from different parts of GE Energy and from the various programs that [the company] offers,” she said.

Programs and Affinity Groups represented at the event included: IMLP, FMP, OMLP, CLP, EEDP, African-American Forum (AAF), Asian-Pacific American Forum(APAF), GE Women’s Network (GEWN), Hispanic Forum (HF), and the Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Ally Alliance (GLBTA).

The annual intern networking event and career fair began four years ago and has been organized and managed each year by an IMLP intern supervised by Susan Kudlack, IMLP Site Representative, and Schenectady IMLPs.