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GE Energy, a division of General Electric, leads the pack as the happiest company for young professionals. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., the firm has over 100,000 employees in more than 100 countries. It earned an index score of 4.528.

After working until nearly 1 a.m. at GE’s Salem facility, Juan Roman, a PGS remote engineer in Virginia, was finally headed to his house when he drove past a man who was not at all dressed for the weather. Juan kept driving, but he couldn’t get the man on the road out of his mind. He turned around. Stopping at a nearby gas station, Juan bought a cup of hot coffee and offered it, along with his own warm gloves, to the stranger. For his generosity, Juan was recognized as a Good Samaritan Hero on March 27 by the Virginia Mountain Region of the American Red Cross. Roanoke’s NBC affiliate, WSLS 10 was present during this event.

Roshni Haywood is a Senior Human Resources Manager at GE Capital – Europe, Middle East, and Africa, London. She shares her experience working for GE in this interview.

In this Jobs in Pods jobcast Peter Clayton talks with Rick Stanley, Vice President and General Manager of the Engineering Division for GE Energy. GE Energy is at work connecting people and ideas everywhere to create advanced technologies for powering a cleaner, more productive world with integrated product and service solutions in all areas of the energy industry.

Kim Bankston, GE’s senior human resources leader, called Michigan a natural resource for hiring after the economic downturn. Of the 850, 90 percent of its hires hail from Michigan. “The exceptional number of talented, experienced professionals — coupled with the state’s strong advanced technology manufacturing capabilities — makes putting additional jobs here an easy decision,” she said in an email.