General Mills – “Incredible opportunities and a fabulous summer”

Pros

-Summer is stacked with events to help with networking and understanding corporate culture
-Many professional development opportunities: educational resources and training
-Actual projects (affecting bottom-line) and opportunity to speak with key decision makers
-Amiability of senior execs to spend time with you to talk about careers and the company
-Emphasis on work-life balance, even as an intern

Cons

-Corporate hierarchy seems very structured
-Intro roles seem heavy on reporting analysis
-Not the most innovative company (need less process inefficiencies)

Advice to Senior Management

-Try to expose interns to corporate leaders who were on the fast-track
-More professional development events with key executives
-An additional performance appraisal (trimesters instead of bi-summer) to help manage expectations