Project Management Intern Review

Item: Project Management Intern at GE Aerospace
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at GE Aerospace

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Cheltenham

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

- Communicating with the customer and leading customer calls.
- Coordinating internal teams.
- Running meetings and lean projects.
- Reviewing short term and long term KPI of the project.
- Financial reviews.
- Delivery reviews.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Plenty of responsibility. You are treated as a full time employee and supported as such. GE are keen to develop their interns and one of the ways they do this is through giving challenging tasks to their interns. While doing this there is a great network of support.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

- Communication is massively improved.
- Confidence is continuously increasing and GE support you to allow you to develop your confidence in areas which your exposure is less.
- Excel etc.
- Leading and presenting.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

A surprising amount of support considering you are only with them for 12 months. I felt that I was supported professional during the intern and any future desires I have.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The culture was difficult to judge when joining through Covid and there definitely could of been improvement of communication through Covid but now we are coming on site 3 out of 5 days the culture and atmosphere is friendly and often fun. There is definitely a drive to bring people together and communicate better.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed my placement year and would definitely recommend to anyone that wants a challenging but fun year with great support. I didn't think GE Aviation would suit me but they are looking to the future and there is a drive to have young people propelled through the business.