Two internships went very well at GE Transportation, Erie, PA
Two internships went very well at GE Transportation, Erie, PA
A good team structure and business "family" structure were key in making this a good experience. I was part of a few teams on various projects, and all the people I got to meet were extremely good at what they did and had great personalities to work with.
Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. So much that it may be more important than the product you develop in some cases. I understand the usefulness of documentation, but I'm not sure if every nuanced detail has to have a novel on it.
Nothing too bad as far as thoughts. Just listen to the lower-level engineers and floor workers a bit more. I feel that having the experience with the product directly should contribute much more heavily in the decisions made about it in management.
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General Electric Interview Experiences
Engineer/Technologist
Highly structured and impersonal. I was referred by another employee. Only because of this did I receive an interview. I had been applying on my own without the employee referral for 6 months on over a dozen positions before I got a response.
Senior Technologist IV
My interview went very quickly and smoothly. I had another offer in hand at the time, and I was a good fit for GE's position, so they were motivated to get me an offer quickly. I did one phone interview, and they brought me out the next week. I had
Mfg Eng
I worked in a former company that supplied same products to G.E. Questions were around previous experience. G.E. knew we made very good products. Erie plant wanted the same.
Engineer/Technologist
Erie, Pennsylvania, United StatesJanuary 1, 2012Highly structured and impersonal. I was referred by another employee. Only because of this did I receive an interview. I had been applying on my own without the employee referral for 6 months on over a dozen positions before I got a response.
Senior Technologist IV
Erie, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 1, 2010My interview went very quickly and smoothly. I had another offer in hand at the time, and I was a good fit for GE's position, so they were motivated to get me an offer quickly. I did one phone interview, and they brought me out the next week. I had
Mfg Eng
Erie, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 1, 2012I worked in a former company that supplied same products to G.E. Questions were around previous experience. G.E. knew we made very good products. Erie plant wanted the same.
