I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GE in Feb 2013
Interview
GE recruiters came to my campus looking for interns to the FMP program. There were about 70 resumes submitted and only 30 students got interviews. The interview was a 1-on-1 interview, mostly simple questions. Essentially, the recruiter started by asking about high school education and activities-- SAT scores, GPA, sports, etc. Then, she essentially asked a question about each part of my resume. A week later I was given a 2nd round phone interview. I figured this next interview would be more behavioral, but to my surprise, they didn't ask any interview questions and instead gave the verbal offer to me on the phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would your friends say about you?
When have you been criticized in the past?
What sector of GE would you want to intern at and why?
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at GE (San Ramon, CA)
Interview
Hiring process was very slow, and they don't give any updates. They don't value the candidates *at least that's how I feel)
Here's the timeline:
1. Applied for the position on GE Career site
2. 2 weeks later, got a call from one of their recruiters to discuss the opportunity.
3. Heard back after 2 days to schedule another call with Sr. Recruiter 3 days later (total time - 3 weeks)
4. Heard back after 3 days and scheduled a call with couple of engineers 1 week later (total time - 4,5 weeks)
5. Heard back after 3 days, and they schedule an on-site interview after 10 days (total time - 7 weeks)
6. Had a great on-site interview, the feeling was very positive.
7. Send 2 emails to them after 4 days to request an update or feedback.
8. They replied 2 days later telling me that the Hiring Manager (who was traveling when I interviewed) wants to have a Skype interview 4 days later. (total time - 8.5 weeks)
9. On day of the Skype interview, Hiring Manage didn't call at the scheduled time. I emailed HR, and finally the Hiring Manager called 35 minutes after the schedule time.
10. 3 days after the Skype interview, still no updates. So I emailed HR and they requested for a couple of days to get feedback. (total time - 10 weeks)
11. Finally their HR called (and I thought this was going to be a good news). They said they have a follow up questions on my application. Since my application was submitted some 9-10 weeks after I submitted my resume, there was a minor difference between my application contents and my resume contents. I explained the changes to them, and the HR asked for couple of days for feedback.
11. HR called me 2-3 days later, and she gave me standard HR response: "Thanks for your interest in GE. While we feel your credentials are commendable, we have decided to move forward with another candidate. We feel their skills match the role closely."
I didn't say anything bad, and just thanked them for the update before hanging up. But seriously, WTH...it took them 12 weeks to figure out I am not the right guy? I am sure it was the resume-application mismatch that triggerred it - some really mundane stuff (my job title had changed in those 10-11 weeks)
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GE in Feb 2013
Interview
Applied through on campus recruiting and was contacted within a week. There was an informal info session the night before the interview where two executives described their experiences at GE. The interview was short (30 minutes) and all straightforward behavioral questions. The interviewers were really friendly and the entire process was relatively easy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would your team members in X organization tell me not to hire you?