The elephant should learn some new dance steps
The elephant should learn some new dance steps
There is plenty of opportunity to be highly technical.
Engineering is a valued skill at GE, and there are many options for career paths.
The work is challenging, and there are a lot of resources available.
The goals of the business are clear, and there is a strong emphasis on values and credibility.
There are a lot of internal career training opportunities and a large array of business tools the company uses and teaches.
It is possible to transfer internally from one division to another and make a major career change while maintaining benefits and years with the company.
The company's reputation is great for training good people, and GE alumni seem to be in demand.
Changes are made quickly and sometimes without warning. Our business name has changed 3 times in the last 5 years, our CEO has changed 3 times in the last 5 years, and we seem to be constantly going through reorganizations to realign our portfolio for the stockholders.
Quarterly profits are the most important metric. There is a culture of fire-fighting mentality, and priority is not given to documentation or projects to improve communications and job-specific training.
IT and Engineering software tools are often developed in-house on shoestring budgets, which is often less reliable than commercial software packages. The company is conservative when it comes to business innovation and cultural change.
There is always more to be done than people to accomplish the work. Individuals are often given demanding auxiliary jobs to do on top of their primary focus.
Increase focus on best-practice sharing across businesses and departments.
Increase transparency around business and HR changes.
If productivity is a true priority, allocate resources to implement real productivity changes.
Stop trying to do more with less time and resources - there are already too few people to accomplish all that needs to get done, and we face many complex technical challenges.
Refocus IT, IM, and GRC tools development groups to serve customer needs and deliver more valuable and usable tools.
Hire quality software engineers.
Simplify and reduce bureaucracy.
Improve morale.
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General Electric Interview Experiences
Mechanical Engineer
Very basic, not difficult, quite okay, nice and smooth, okayish. Don't worry, it will be okay. Just brush up basics of physics and engineering from the first 2 years, and things will be okay.
Mechanical Engineer
The interviews were fairly straightforward, outside of an in-person exam. There was a phone interview, an in-person interview (round-robin style), a mechanical aptitude test related to the field, and a follow-up review/interview (final stage).
Mechanical Engineer
It was an AI interview which consisted of general situational questions, such as a time where you were resourceful. It was a normal experience as you would expect, since it was AI.
Mechanical Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 31, 2024Very basic, not difficult, quite okay, nice and smooth, okayish. Don't worry, it will be okay. Just brush up basics of physics and engineering from the first 2 years, and things will be okay.
Mechanical Engineer
United StatesJuly 9, 2024The interviews were fairly straightforward, outside of an in-person exam. There was a phone interview, an in-person interview (round-robin style), a mechanical aptitude test related to the field, and a follow-up review/interview (final stage).
Mechanical Engineer
Bristol, EnglandFebruary 5, 2024It was an AI interview which consisted of general situational questions, such as a time where you were resourceful. It was a normal experience as you would expect, since it was AI.
