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Thursday
Jun112009

What's Your Major?

DateThursday, June 11, 2009 at 4:00AM

recuritingbannerOver the weekend, Meagan, a reader of the IMLP Blog, commented on Randy's recent post asking for questions.

She asked,

I’m a recent college graduate interested in applying for IMLP in the fall. I majored in mathematics and computer science ... I am really curious as to what majors people in the program had, as well as what the IMLP program looks for in a candidate.


Meagan, thanks for your question!

The GE Careers website lists the following as the criteria for IMLP:

All candidates must have unrestricted work authorization in the region into which they apply.

  • A minimum of a four-year technical degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business
  • GPA greater than or equal to 3.0/4.0
  • Unrestricted authorization to work in the country you are applying.


As the official titles of majors differ amongst universities, many of my coworkers (IMLPs) have had the following majors:

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Information Management & Technology
  • MIS (Management Information Systems) or CIS (Computer Information Systems)
  • Systems Analysis
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Double Majors: Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Math, General Engineering
  • Advanced degrees: MBA, Masters in Electrical Engineering, Masters in Computer Science

But a very important aspect of the program is an interest in technology and it's application. As a leadership program, IMLP is structured in a way to provide experiences and visibility (through a variety of projects and training courses)  to help members become leaders in the field of information management.

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Tuesday
Jun092009

How Are Rotations Determined?

DateTuesday, 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!

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