What it Does: GE has delivered many innovations in the energy, health and power, and infrastructure sectors. In India GE has produced 44,444 wind turbine blades at its manufacturing sites. It has a strong foot in reliable and affordable green power generation using wind turbines globally.
Mission: GE's mission statement is very much purpose-driven. Its mission is simple at its core. They constantly build the area where they work, with constant creation to make it cleaner, healthier, and more connected to their customers and employees. They always strive to deliver the products on which the world runs using innovative methods. GE has always provided and will provide solutions in energy, health, home, transportation, and finance by not just imagining but achieving.
Size and Presence: At GE worldwide there are approximately 168,000 employees who work with customers, partners, communities, and governments in over 175 countries.
Best Known For: GE is best known for its commitment to the projects on which it works, no matter where. They are well-known public sector organisations that use cutting-edge innovative solutions in energy, health, home, transportation, and finance. Building, powering, moving, and curing the world. They are not just imagining the work but fulfilling their jobs.
The Good Bits: The company is employee-friendly and it gives more awareness to its employees about not only the work they do but also its global responsibilities, integrity, and aspirations towards the company. Every employee has their contribution and dedication to the environment they are in. Very good global opportunities are provided to its employees.
The Not So Good Bits: There is less work-life balance as the projects are vast being a huge company.
GE is one of the American companies that is very proud of its strong heritage in innovation. It has built its foothold through the innovations of products starting from Thomas Alva Edison’s first incandescent light bulb to the latest jet engine brimming with internet-connected sensors and 3D-printed parts, which have directly affected the lives of billions of people. GE has impacted globally in nine different industries where it has highlighted four key technologies, which have constantly paved the way towards success with a proven record of 150 years for a brighter future for the world.
In the year 1876, GE started its first research and development facility. In the year 1878, Edison makes his first ground-breaking discovery by inventing the bulb that can incandesce for 1200 hours. Starting from the 1870s till 2020, GE has been one of the top innovators. From the invention of the bulb to the latest innovation in the year 2018, GE launched a new technology that allows fish to safely pass through hydroelectric power stations.
At GE, the people are committed and well advanced in the innovation field. GE has a diverse environment. GE is considered to be a more inclusive place for its workforce by focusing on transparency, accountability, and community.
At GE, over 68% of its employees are from outside the USA, in around 160 countries with a long-standing commitment to fair and competitive pay practices. Men and women who are working in the same cadre or work are paid similarly with a goal of 100% pay equity in their business. By driving a more inclusive culture, GE helps and attracts the top talents through its several retention policies. The diverse culture in GE makes its employees more competitive, which makes everyone do their best as they feel empowered, accepted, and respected in the place they work.
At GE, the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have added value to the company by developing the diverse talent needed to build the world by welcoming its employees to learn and grow. A network called WN (women's network) in GE is being developed to attract, inspire, and retain female professional talent. By engaging and developing them in areas like technology, operations, and commercial roles, GE is promoting growth leaders not only in their careers but also for the company's good.
The General Electric company selects freshers in several areas starting from asset management to business development. Starting from research to customer support, the candidates can get placed in a lot of different types of profiles. An experienced candidate or a fresher should apply through their company site. The company also hires fresher candidates through campus recruitment and walk-in processes
At GE it is understood how important it is to learn and build the career of young fresh talented people. By introducing several programs like internship programs, apprenticeships co-ops, and rational development programs the candidate will have access to career guidance, leaders, and a community who help each other.
GE has a partnership with local colleges and universities around the world. They recruit young talents for internships, co-ops, and apprenticeship programs through hiring cycles. In India, the hiring happens between July to December. There is also an 'early training program' introduced in power sectors for fresh outgoing graduates who will be trained for 6 months and will be recruited based on their output and talent.
At GE there is also a primary hiring path for university graduates built as a 2-year rotational program who can grow in skills and critical functions of the company. Over 25% of top GE leaders have undergone these programs.
By introducing women to a wide variety of STEM subjects through real-life applications, the GE Girls initiative aims to show a diverse set of young talent.
The average annual salary for a fresh graduate at GE India is 3.0 LPA to 3.5 LPA.
At GE CSR and sustainable activities are considered an integral part of the company. The company's CSR activities reflect its philosophy to build a more sustainable society. The several initiatives in which the company has been engaged are
Added to these there are also some rural initiatives that the company has carefully curated. Some of them are:
Due to the restructuring of the company globally there was a layoff happened in the country. Compensation and employee benefits are much less compared to others but there is a big scope of employment growth being a global company.