Decent-ish place for starting a career in tech
Decent-ish place for starting a career in tech
- Benefits, 401K, vacation, and holidays are very good.
- You get a free week off for the last week of December for Christmas and New Years.
- 401K matching and what they put in for you is really good compared to other companies.
- 15 days vacation starting out, and virtually unlimited sick time (just keep your team updated).
- Easy to get in as a new college grad; they have a huge initiative for hiring a bunch of new college grads.
- Good place to learn and practice very basic software development principles and practices if you are in a position with actual development work.
- Offer a good relocation package, but you must stay two or three years at GM, and if you don't, you must pay it back.
- Raises are good for entry-level grads for the first three years of employment (essentially as long as you are designated as a new college hire), but the base salary for new grads is on the lower end anyway.
- Big name to have on your resume.
- Pay is on the lower end of the salary spectrum for new grads.
- Team structure and documentation can be horrendous, depending on the team.
- You could be easily placed in a role you did not sign up for. I was lucky enough to be placed in a position doing actual dev work, while others were in a more support role, still designated as Software Developers.
- You won't have a clue what your actual role and day-to-day will be until you start.
- Some team members are more supportive/helpful than others.
- Vacations are use it or lose it; they do not roll over.
- Not a great place to sharpen and grow your skills.
- Mid/senior leadership can be so-so in regards to helpfulness, but that may be due to being overworked with all the new college grads GM hires.
- Not a whole lot of work from time to time; you are very likely to be sitting around a lot, regardless of how much you ask for work or seek it out.
- Uninspiring work.
- Very bureaucratic, with lots of red tape and asking/waiting for permissions.
- Onboarding processes are really lacking.
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Overall positive! It was a two-way interview process; first telephone and then in person. Mostly talk about your current projects and previous experiences. STAR-based questions and other technical questions.
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They conducted an online video recording. They asked questions, you got a minute to prepare, and then you had to record your answers. There was no human interaction, so it was hard to tell how you were doing.
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Lots of behavioral questions were asked. Some technical questions were asked. The interview process was relatively easy. The General Motors atmosphere seemed very genuine and laid back. Lots of people were interviewing. I don't know how many posi
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Austin, Texas, United StatesJanuary 1, 2016Overall positive! It was a two-way interview process; first telephone and then in person. Mostly talk about your current projects and previous experiences. STAR-based questions and other technical questions.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesJanuary 1, 2020They conducted an online video recording. They asked questions, you got a minute to prepare, and then you had to record your answers. There was no human interaction, so it was hard to tell how you were doing.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesApril 1, 2016Lots of behavioral questions were asked. Some technical questions were asked. The interview process was relatively easy. The General Motors atmosphere seemed very genuine and laid back. Lots of people were interviewing. I don't know how many posi
