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Shanghai Jiaotong University girl: I am impressed with GE with persistence

NO.007 Name: Yvone Major: Department of Automation and International Economics and Trade, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University In June 2004, I was a junior and I started looking for internship opportunities online. I am studying automation, but in order to be a so-called compound talent, I also read the international economy and trade as my second major. In relation to my personality, I don't want to embark on a career path of pure research and development. Therefore, when choosing an internship opportunity, I generally aim at a comprehensive and strong department such as the market and quality management of large companies. After all, the internship is to prepare for future job hunting. I found a message on the BBS that GE's quality management department was recruiting interns and immediately posted a resume. Two weeks passed and I didn't reply. I thought I was interviewed when I thought I had no hope. After the "group face", I voted for myself. The first side was a group face. More than 10 students from different schools sat around an oval table. The interviewer sent us some materials, mostly about life and learning content. Please post your opinions after a short time. Soon, everyone will scramble to speak. I was facing this interview for the first time and I didn't have much preparation. So that day was not ideal. And for a long time, I am not a person who likes and is good at interrupting others. Even, I think it is impolite to interrupt others. According to the regulations, each person only has three or four minutes of speaking time, but some people "occupy the time of others", and after 5 minutes, they have not meant to let others speak. I feel that this is not desirable, because I have learned about GE's culture beforehand, and teamwork is one of GE's highly respected spirits. Therefore, it is very important to consider whether the interests of other members can be considered in the discussion. In retrospect, I caught up with these points. First, we must respect the statements of others. I always listened to the speeches of others and said: I agree with your point of view, but I would like to add a little more... Second, show your leadership skills in a timely manner in the team. Perhaps because I have served as a secretary of the Communist Youth League and a party secretary, I can always say one or two sentences when everyone is more excited and easy to "keep the edge" to promote the continued discussion. The way to enter the next round of interviews is a bit unexpected. The interviewer asked us to vote on each other, and five or six people with more votes immediately entered the next round of interviews. I entered the next round of interviews because I voted for myself in addition to the votes cast by others. I don't think it is modest at this time, otherwise the opportunity will be lost in my own hands. The next interview was an English-to-one exchange with HR. About 15 minutes. When HR asked me, "Please tell me if you are satisfied with the performance you just made," I honestly said: "I am not very satisfied with my performance. I don't know why I can enter this round of interviews." The question is simple: "Please tell me about the most successful thing you have in college." I prepared this question very well, so I felt much better when I answered it. Why can I successfully pass two rounds of interviews? I thought, one, I showed my leadership ability in due course. This is of course not a temporary achievement, which is related to the fact that I have been a student cadre in college. Second, I have shown my teamwork spirit very well. My modest and polite way of speaking, I can't talk much about the whole discussion, which can make a good impression on the interviewer. Third, because it is a student, I did not choose a professional dress, but chose A dress with a harmonious color and a dignified style. I found out that someone was wearing a very casual pullover T-shirt. The three girls who finally entered the second and third round of interviews were all dressed similarly to me. After being eliminated, my heart began to hurt a bit. On Monday after a week, GE informed me to go to the third round of interviews. The interview was not going well. The interviewer is the head of the quality management department, a total of 10 minutes, more cold talk than each other. And that morning I seemed to be a little confused and didn't wake up, and there was no passion when answering questions. Sure enough, I received a notice a week later: another person is more suitable for you. At this time, I was hurt by the feeling of failure. After crying a little, I realized that I still very much hope to enter GE Intern. So I called HR, at least I have to know the reason. HR is very polite: maybe the department would like to have a boy. If there are other opportunities, we will let you know. I thought that HR was just a comfort. Who knows the next day, I really called. Said the R&D center has an opportunity for an assistant engineer. From the bottom of disappointment, I returned to the top of hope. The two days of ups and downs are really a bit unbearable. Fortunately, the fourth round of interviews hosted by my direct supervisor went smoothly. In fact, all interviews still need to be prepared. For example, many interviewers will ask questions about your resume. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare some explanations for each resume in both Chinese and English. This preparation is like preparing a tank of water for the interviewer and taking a cup when needed. For example, the requirements of the position and the corporate culture must be known in advance. And try to find out the point of convergence between corporate culture and your personal qualities. After in-depth study of GE culture in advance, I noticed that GE pays particular attention to employee leadership, teamwork, etc., and there are still many points of convergence for me, and I am more targeted when giving examples of my abilities. At the end of the interview, my immediate supervisor asked: “How much do you know about GE's culture?” I said. The boss went on to say: "I believe that after 3 months, your understanding of GE will be different." At this time, I know that the internship has fallen. When you talk to a lot of people, you all have a common feeling. When interviewing with big companies, especially when you are interviewing directly with your boss, whether you have a relationship or not directly determines whether you have a chance. Therefore, trying to find common interests with the interviewer is also one of the ways to improve the success rate of job hunting. During the internship, I found the favorite position. After the expiration of the three-month internship contract, I renewed the 8-month internship contract. Through this internship during this time, I began to clear my career goals in the future: I want to enter GE. Through the internal recruitment system, I found that GE is recruiting IMLP. I decided to send my resume, and I also told my thoughts directly to the head of the department. Fortunately, the head was very supportive of my thoughts and enthusiastically helped me write a letter of recommendation. A month after I posted my resume, I received an interview notice. Because of my first experience, I easily passed the group and entered the second round of "two-to-one" interview. One of the interviewers is from India and is our Chief Information Officer. The English he said is very difficult to understand. I am very anxious, but I understand that it is rude to ask him to repeat the question anyway. So in order to find out the problem, I subtly repeated his question and politely said: "Is my repetition accurate?" Just keep asking questions and repeating questions repeatedly, we are very happy with each other. We talked for more than an hour in the 40 minutes. The most impressive question is: Have you ever experienced a failure? Why did it fail? What have you learned from failure? Are you willing to continue working with those who have failed to cooperate? I answered this last question: "I am willing to continue to cooperate with them because there have been experiences and lessons of failure, and cooperation is more likely to succeed." Finally, in order to examine how I can resolve the contradictions in the work, the interview The officer also gave an almost martyrdom: If we both let you complete a task, we don't want to be arranged in the second place. What do you do? I made a lot of arrangements, and they all veto one by one. Finally, I theoretically placed a priority on the two tasks. Finally, the interviewer is no longer "difficult" me. In fact, the interviewer did not want any correct answer at the end. He just wanted to see what kind of look and attitude I would face in the face of constant "provocation" and "difficulty". They seem to be very satisfied with the calm look I have always shown. They said: "Today is a very pleasant conversation. Go back and wait for the HR notice." I insisted on "harassing" what HR had thought to be fixed, but finally waited for a rejection call: another person is more suitable than me. Later, I realized that I lost to a girl from Tsinghua University. She is more lively and better than me. Although it didn't cry as much as I lost my internship last time, it made me even more heartbroken. After all, I am so close to GE. Admit defeat? Do not! I sent E-mail to HR, one by one, and constantly implemented "harassment." Finally HR gave me another chance. However, I was rejected again, and this time I lost to a master who came back from the United States. Although I lost my heart, I was really reluctant to fail. So continue to "harass" HR, and write again to express my desire to enter GE. Fortunately, I insisted, and HR later said: It is your attachment that touched me. In fact, does GE need an employee who is obsessed with his ideals? In fact, GE has many companies, each with the same opportunities. The HR that I was "impressed" actually recommended me to different companies. In such an attempt, I finally found my place. When I was recommended for the third time, when I went through three interviews for this opportunity, I finally got this opportunity. I am often asked if you can enter GE? I think there are some special things that I have. I have always been a student cadre. I usually exercise my leadership skills in my normal student life. When I interview, I try to follow the interviewer’s thoughts and look for the same interests. Everyone who is practical and handed over to me must be It is 100% hard to do well; and the internship experience that I had hard to get before is even more direct to me. My department also went to my internship department to understand my performance before I accepted me. And the reason why I entered GE is because I believe that the special things I have are what GE needs.

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