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Friday

Nov202009

Halfway Point: Mid-Rotation Review

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:00PM

November marks the halfway point for my first Rotation, which also means Mid-Rotational Review. At the beginning of the rotation we are required to compile a list of goals that we will be evaluated on three times over the course of the rotation.

The first review, is primarily to make sure you have clear, measurable goals regarding your project so you can easily tell whether or not you are doing well. The second, which I will go into depth a little later, is where your program manager for the business you work for will evaluated you on your goals thus far. And finally, around the time when you pitch your projects out to senior management at the end of your rotation, you are put through a final review.

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Rotation Spotlight: Will Kievit

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:00PM

Note: It's hard to follow in the footsteps of an NBC IMLP, with 30 rock and all...

In truth, I didn’t even apply for NBC’s program and I am really happy working for GE Capital because I am learning about finance and capital systems, which ultimately make the world go ‘round.

GE Capital funds all sorts of things from Kinney Drug Stores and Jack in the Box fast food to billion dollar energy deals like their Linden electrical plant in New Jersey.

My current rotation is working with GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services (EFS). Obviously when a company is shelling out millions and billions of dollars, there is a lot of risk associated with its deals, so there is a LOT of reporting , regulations, and analysis that goes along with it.

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Will K. |

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Tuesday

Jun092009

How Are Rotations Determined?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:41AM

New Rotations, Locations, and Projects. IMLP!

In our recent Q&A post, one commenter askedhow members of the IMLP program choose each of their four six-month rotations (Background on the program: members change projects four times in two years.)

Since GE has multiple businesses, including NBC, Technology Infrastructure, Energy Infrastructure, and Capital, the rotation selection process varies depending on which GE business you are hired into.

For additional information on what's going on in the GE Businesses, visit GE Reports.

Upon arrival at GE, the first assignment is assigned to the new IMLP before they start work. Also, keep in mind that locations and projects also vary depending on the business!

For the remaining three rotations, a list of available IMLP projects is presented to all of the IMLPs in that business and the IMLP submits their preferences anonymously. Assignment Leaders (what we call our managers while on a project) also present the projects on a conference call so the IMLPs can better understand each project and ask questions.

Next, a program representative then compiles the preferences of all of the IMLPs and assigns one rotation to each.

This question is actually quite timely, as many of the GE businesses are currently participating in the rotation selection now, as rotations and projects tend to wrap up at the end of August!

Note: Your comments are very helpful- please continue to submit them via the commenting function on the blog, or visit our facebook page!

Randy A. |

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Wednesday

May062009

Library for Laos: Non-Profit IMLP Entrepreneurialism

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 6:00AM

ibraryForLaos.Org seeks to gain donations to buy books for children5 days. $5,000 for books.

During the last week in April, GE Healthcare IMLP Ryan Graves and his business partner Allen Burt launched a web effort to raise $5,000 USD for the children of Laos in 5 days, communicating their goal through social media: web, twitter, e-mail blasts, & facebook.

According to his website, Graves is an avid traveler and technologist- with many side projects like Library for Laos in addition to his full-time job as an IMLP!

The team of Graves & Burt partnered with Big Brother Mouse, a local publisher, to print and distribute the books to local children.

With an average cost of $1.80 per book, the Library for Laos team has a goal to provide a large amount of books to children who may have never seen a book before.

Why Laos? Why Books?

The country of Laos is in a devastating state of poverty and the children of rural villages are suffering. Of a population of roughly 6 million, over half are under the age of 21.

Access to books in rural villages is sparse. Some children have shared textbooks while others have never seen a book at all. Workers at Big Brother Mouse (the organization Graves & Burt partnered with) explained that many children don’t understand how books work:

“Look, you can turn the page and get more,” or “No, you don’t have to read the copyright page, it’s okay to jump ahead to the good part.”

We wish Ryan all the best on his philanthropic venture! If you're interested in getting involved in this project, or just want to share your thoughts with Ryan, visit the Library for Laos website.

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Wednesday

Apr222009

IMLP Profile - Danny Slingerland

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 6:00AM

As an International IMLP, Danny Slingerland has been able to live and work in places both close and (a little) far away from his home country of the Netherlands.

A graduate of The University of the Hague, majoring in Business process improvement , Danny is a member of the same IMLP "class" as yours truly (IMLP classes are defined by the group you went to ‘bootcamp' training with).

Danny spent his first rotation in Jenbach, Austria working for the GE Jenbacher business and crossed the North Sea for his second rotation in the UK with the Oil Field Technology business.

Danny is able to experience different cultures throughout Europe, and these cultural changes sometimes result in funny situations.

For example, while in the UK, Danny walked towards the taxi and wanted to get in on the front seat and suddenly noticed a steering wheel...and the cab driver said, "are you going to drive me??"

After being in Jenbach, working on an ORACLE implementation project and skiing on the weekends, Danny is now part of an SAP integration project and enjoying London as well as all of the other beautiful cities in the UK.

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