Program Summary

• Three challenging eight-month assignments, including the opportunity for a cross-functional experience
• Leadership, HR and business-focused training
• Extensive peer network
• Exposure to senior leaders
• Cross-business projects
• Four global seminars

What will HRLP do for you?

• Accelerated professional development
• Leadership skills development
• HR-specific competency development
• Global networking and mentoring
• GE's finance and Six Sigma skills

Career Profile

The Right Fit

Our host starts out with the notion that GE is not right for her--but through her interactions with students, she becomes convinced that GE is the best place for a smart, driven, qualified person to launch their career.

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Basic Qualifications

• Masters degree in business or a human resources discipline (e.g. industrial & labor relations, industrial & organizational psychology, organizational behavior, etc.)
• 2 years of business related work experience
• GPA greater than or equal to 3.0/4.0
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the country you are applying
• Geographically mobile

Desired Characteristics

• MBA or masters degree with a focus/emphasis in human resources
• At least 1 year of prior work experience in an HR related role
• Leadership skills
• Passion for a long term career within human resources
• Able to effectively work with and manage global teams
• Ability to understand business strategy and organizations
• Display a high level of self confidence
• Willing to take initiative and be a change agent
• Possess strong analytical skills
• Ability to energize teams and create an engaging work environment, inclusiveness
• Possess expertise within the HR function and experience managing a team through different business cycles
• External focus, ability to consider the external impact of business activities and decisions on customers, market/industry, investors, media, government and communities
• Strong ability to establish trust with clients, peers and managers
• Ability to use sound judgment in making business decisions
• Willing to take risks
• Ability to generate new ideas and simplify strategy into specific actions
• Other desired characteristics include: well-developed written and oral communication skills, business acumen, possess integrity, able to deal effectively with stressful situations.
• Criteria varies by country