GE Careers Blog.

Last year, GE converted 60 percent of its 20 to 25 HR interns to HRLPs, according to Jennifer Maslar, manager of HR development programs. That kind of news is exactly what John Lynch, senior vice president of corporate human resources, likes to hear. Lynch has a vested interest in the leadership program’s development of HR interns because it serves as a significant feeder pool for the HR function. Currently, 60 percent to 65 percent of Lynch’s direct reports are former HRLPs, and most of the company’s employees working in the leadership program completed HR internships with the organization. As he explains it, the lifeblood of HR, the future of the function, is increasingly entering the organization as interns.