#Recruiter Q&A: General Electric’s Chris Thomas
This is part of an ongoing series of Q&As with recruiters from top MBA employers. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Erin Zlomek interviews Chris Thomas, global recruiting director of General Electric’s (GE) Experienced Commercial Leadership Program.
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Do you want your Engineering graduates to join G.E because is G.E or because they can provide to the company the best of their work whilst been in a company that can provide them a wide variety of fields to develop in?
The quest for improvement current recriuters Q&A spurs me up and help update my knowledge and chances in future career opportunities.
Special thanks to GE Careers for this wonderful exposition. It would go a long way in assisting young professionals in pursuing thier future careers probably within GE or elsewhere.
Im interested in working in ‘GE’.I ve been following your trend more than a year ago that I submitted my E-mail to your organization.Im a male Mechanical Engineer(Bsc) since 1994 and presently a Technical director in Maritime Institute .I especially love to work in Gas and oil industry .Pls I need your directive.THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. Stephen Kolawole from Nigeria.
I have read about the exciting opportunities GE offers with the ECLP programs. I think it would be a great challenge for anyone that gets accepted and to be able to learn, define and streamline their career even more. I would think it as an honor and a privilege to go through such a course with GE.
What is your best advice for someone who really wants to get a job with GE in sales?
Dear Chris,
I understand that GE is in need of Customer Service Representative that can work for home. I am very much interested in working with GE. I have started my business of recruitment. I can still make the call for GE.
It was work from home program for GE Customer Services.
Please advice how I can apply for the position.
Thank you for your time.
Shamiran Yohanna
what are the core skills and values an applicant needs to get a job at GE.
What advice do you have for someone trying to obtain a recruiting (corporate) position in a bigger company where they have a high number of positions to fill at any given time, when you come from a recruiting background that was slower pace?
Hi Arturo,
We want engineering graduates to join GE because they want to help build, power, move, and cure the world. For more information about our Edison Engineering Development Program please see http://www.ge.com/eedp
Thanks for commenting!
Hi Kolawole,
For jobs in Nigeria please see http://jobs.gecareers.com/search?q=&filter=true&locale=en_US&location=nigeria
Good luck!
Hi Marty,
To apply please visit http://www.ge.com/eclp.
Good luck!
Hi Charity,
You’ll want to determine which business you want to work for. You can see a list of sales positions at http://jobs.gecareers.com/go/Sales-Jobs/239683/
Then find the LinkedIn group that caters to that GE business. Join and network there.
Good luck!
Hi Shamiran,
Please see http://www.gecallcentercareers.com
Good luck!
Hi Adeniji,
The requirements vary by position; your best bet is to review the requirements of the job you’re interested in at http://www.ge.com/careers.
Good luck!
Hi Amber,
You’ll want to get familiar with how GE recruits. Visit the GE Careers social media presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and be sure to familiarize yourself with the GE Careers web site: http://www.ge.com/careers.
Good luck!
Does GE rehire people who have left as least effective performers? I left over 5 years ago and am seriously wanting to go back. I was not discharged however I was in the process of what was called a “performance improvement program”. I won’t go into all the details. However my manager did try to persuade me to stay, explaining that I was really doing fine, and HR told me that I was eligible for rehire. However I have been told that if a person leaves as a “least effective performer” they will not be rehired. Can you please comment?
Hi Belvedere,
We can’t give out specific advice about individuals. That’s up to the hiring manager team for each individual job — you can certainly assume that your profile will be reviewed if you worked for the company previously.
Good luck!