Toby Ferenczi

At the beginning of May I had the opportunity to return to my old university to attend a campus careers fair. A team of us from GE Global Research Europe in Munich headed to Imperial College London to talk to students about the great experiences and opportunities that GE has to offer.

For me, being a relatively recent hire (I joined GE one and a half years ago) the experience was particularly rewarding since I remember very clearly what is was like attending recruiting events and having no idea what type of job I wanted. In fact, I first heard about GE Global Research at the exact same recruitment event we were attending when I was nearing the end of my PhD.

Attending the event was a real pleasure because I was able to say with confidence that I had made the right choice and was very much enjoying my new job. Science and engineering students are faced with very difficult decisions at the end of their studies. Many are torn between continuing with academia or moving into industry. In the UK in particular, science and engineering students are highly sought after by the finance industry where the financial rewards can be great but the work means having to leave the subject of your degree.

Read more at the GE Global Research blog.