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Working at General Electric in San Jose, CA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Jose, CA Area

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On average, employees in San Jose, CA at General Electric give their company a 2.1 rating out of 5.0 based on 6, whereas overall Average Rating of General Electric is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 575 General Electric Review Ratings. The happiest General Electric employees in San Jose, CA are Engineering Managers submitting an average rating of 3.8 and Tooling Engineers with a rating of 4.5.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 360 General Electric Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.0
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Working at General Electric in San Jose, CA: 6 Employee Reviews

Plant Manager

"GE was a good company to work for, the water division was run by folks that do not understand the business. part of the problem of being an acquisition."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Engineering Manager

"A great place for an ME"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"Team work, availability of many experts, good working environment, good management philosophy"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Prepare in advance the reasons why you want to work for the position you are applying."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"It had too formalized organization, and was very stingy in giving any type of title."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should hear from people at the bottom, and should discriminate. They were sometimes to clicky."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
General Electric (575)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Salt River Project (13)
3.3 Lowest Rated in this Industry is MISO (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,269)
Tooling Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Design Engineer

"I was working for General Electric in 1980 and was very good company to work for, I enjoyed working for them very much"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be your self and not to try make it very hard on the people you interview with since they are new comer in your company"

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"Very professional Management and good people to work with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have some body to work between top and lower management and employee and have good communication with the people under you."

Fluids Engineer

"Keep communication channels open with employees."

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"GE was a wonderful experience. They provide opportunities for furthering education, pursuing certifications, and all sorts of trainings."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just let them know what you are capable of."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"It is difficult to know what is going on at the top. Big changes that can affect your job can happen at any time.E.g.: moving to a different part of the country or another country."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Show your face among the normal employees. do not stay hidden in the corporate offices."

Programmer Analyst

"Adequate at best"

What do you like about working at General Electric?

"I was able to transition from a clerical position to a technical (programmer analyst) position."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's been a long time since I worked for GE and they may have changed. Truth in Advertisement is always best."

What don't you like about working at General Electric?

"I wanted to work with personal computers more than mainframes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management I encountered at GE were all very professional and I enjoyed working with them."

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