GE Global Research Interview Questions & Reviews in Albany, NY Area
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Updated Dec 26, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Mechanical Engineer at GE Global Research
Posted Dec 26, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Niskayuna, NY (took a day)
There were two phone interviews and then an onsite interview. The procedure was fast and I got to hear back from the hiring manager very promptly after the interviews. There were a lot of technical questions in both the phone interviews. They seem to be very thorough about checking the technical background of the candidate. The onsite interview consisted of technical presentation, technical interview, panel interview and a number of 1:1 interviews.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Research Intern at GE Global Research
Posted Nov 5, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Niskayuna, NY (took 4+ weeks)
A phone interview. They first asked about my current research, and then introduced the project for the intern position. After that, they asked me to propose some ideas for the project. People interviewed me are very smart and professional. I enjoyed interview very much.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Scientist at GE Global Research
Posted May 13, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Niskayuna, NY (took a day)
Extremely slow..
I have phone interview at the beginning of March and then they invited me for on site interview at the end of it. On site interview consists of a presentation and then 6 individual interviews. Waiting for 7 weeks, still no news.. These people are extremely SLOW in making a decision
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Chemist at GE Global Research
Posted May 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Niskayuna, NY (took 2 days)
Blitz interview. We were brought in as a group and interviewed by managers and selected scientists, one on one. The final interview was with HR to discuss salaries, etc..Most interviews were actually with scientists and were technical. The one with the manager was not technical. It was just an overview of everything.
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You receive a letter and you call and mail the signed letter to accept the offer or not.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Scientist at GE Global Research
Posted Mar 2, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Niskayuna, NY (took 6 weeks)
Because the interview was based off an employee referral, the first task was to find an approximate match in the posted jobs at gecareers.com. After applying against a close match, telephone interviews followed with the group lead, and then we arranged an all-day interview trip out (GE paid all expenses and for a nice hotel and dinner at the Desmond).
The day's interview consisted of a breakfast with my "sponsor", a presentation (research topic of my choice), followed by panel interviews (one technical, one community - to check if values and interaction style match the group) as well as a number of one on one interviews with HR, the group lead, his boss, and several technical folks. Somewhere in the middle was a group lunch (a chance to get to know some other employees even outside the immediate group), and the end of the day wrapped up with the team withdrawing to compare notes while I was escorted out. (I was later asked to not leave and have a follow on with the manager to discuss the next steps; while he could not make any kind of offer at that point, I took it as a very positive sign).
It was clear that the presentation is very important (HR also attends) and they are looking at more than just what you did, but how you present it to a lay audience (presentation skills, poise, etc.) as well as details of what I contributed (rather than what may have been done by other members of a team). The technical grilling afterwards tests both depth of knowledge on topics that may be of specific interest to the interviewers, as well as breath in terms of applicability of what was done to the wider world. Personally, I rather enjoyed it as it was an opportunity to talk in more detail about my approach to work and ideas for future work.
At the end of the day, I walked away with a pretty good idea of the group I'd be working with (highly skilled and work collegially together), the kinds of problems they were interested in (why they wanted to hire me), and the general kind of work that I'd be doing there (details of course depend both on specific project funding, customer goals and ultimately what the group thought was the best way to attack the problem and provide value to the funding group (internal or external). While there was some grousing about corporate processes (GE is a very large company), the group itself was highly cohesive, loyal to their manager (who himself was fairly hands off - trusted his people to do the right thing so long as decisions were made by the group and blessed by a few leads as "not the wrong way to go") and overall helped me to make a decision about joining as well as helping them make a decision about making an offer.
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They came up with their best offer, main negotiation points were around starting date and clarifying relo issues. We had plenty of time for pre interview discovery and had set some parameters in place before going out so the process was relatively painless (though somewhat protracted nonetheless).
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Engineer at GE Global Research
Posted Aug 2, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Niskayuna, NY (took a day)
First a phone interview by the lab manager. About one month later, an on-site interview, including a technical presentation to the lab members, a group technical and non-technical interview, and 1:1 interview with HR people and lab manager. Technical questions and behavior questions about 50:50.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Engineer at GE Global Research
Posted Mar 1, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Niskayuna, NY (took 3 months)
Hiring process is very lengthy and they do not bother to inform you about the result of interview on time. It took them one month after each interview to get back to me and they do not reply to your emails. By the time last interview was done and I got the offer I had few other offers, therefore I rdeclined it although I was very interested in working for them.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Chemist at GE Global Research
Posted Mar 18, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Niskayuna, NY (took a day)
For B. S. level candidates, dinner was provided the evening prior to the official interview date. During this time, interviewees met with managers and the technologist who would be leading from interview to interview the next day. Casual conversation was made and candidates were evaluated personality-wise and interest-wise. Each B. S. level candidate interviewed the following day with 5 separate individuals including the hiring manager, Human Resources, and 3 technologist for technical and non-technical interviews. Candidates were also given a tour of the facilities and shown presentations of previous work completed at GE GRC and also intended new technology paths. The general atmosphere of interviewers throughout the full day seemed rather informal with technologists while formal with hiring managers and HR.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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