General Motors

Mechanical Engineering Intern

June 2018 • Rochester, NY

What I liked

I liked having real full-time level projects with real monetary gains/savings for the company. Certainly not busy work. Having a company and boss willing to spend ten's of thousands of dollars on your designs that should benefit the company even more is very confidence inspiring and rewarding.

What I wish was different

More consistant workload. When designing and purchasing equipment I was very busy. Waiting for items to come in from machine shops I had some slow days I would look for more work.

Advice

Confidence is key. Theyre not looking for a student to come in and act like a know it all. There's a middle ground, but I would error on the side of caution. Watch, listen and learn from the leaders in the company. When its your time to knockout a project, be very thorough. Put together a quick powerpoint explaining the objective, results and most importantly your reasoning for your conclusions/thought process.

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Vehicle Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Warren, MI

What I liked

Great environment and co workers. Most of my coworkers were always eager to help and teach me useful skills for the job.

What I wish was different

Had some payroll issues towards the end of my internship.

Advice

I encourage everyone to go learn what its like to work in industry! In my college experience, professors always encouraged research positions and graduate school, but I would have never thought that I would enjoy working in industry unless I gave it a try.

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Finance Intern

June - August 2018 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

Great support network. I had multiple mentors and it was obvious that everyone there wanted me to succeed and was willing to help me in any way.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Instructional Design Intern

May - July 2018 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

The corporate world and having the ability to make actual change as an intern

What I wish was different

I was placed in an area that I have no passion for but hope to be back in a different role next summer

Advice

Be bold and go outside your comfort zone

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Manufacturing Engineer

June - August 2018 • Grand Rapids, MI

What I liked

Learned about the engineering and manufacturing processes

What I wish was different

More responsibility and projects

Advice

Gotta put yourself out there to get good projects

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Demand Planning

May - August 2018 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

The company culture

What I wish was different

Nothing, I loved it

Advice

Keep an open mind, ask questions.

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Information Security

June - August 2017 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

Incredible team, positive working atmosphere, and working on meaningful projects.

What I wish was different

I would not change a thing about my experience, it was excellent

Advice

Actively learn as much as you can - it is up to you how much you learn and grow

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Corporate/Public Policy Communications Intern

May - July 2017 • Washington, DC

What I liked

Very transparent with the interns and gave us the opportunity to work on real projects and had access to upper level management including the president of communications; great benefits including housing and high salary

What I wish was different

I just did not like how the company's mission statement did not align with the internal goals that our team had

Advice

Network and stay connected even after your internship is over

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Finance Intern

May 2017 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

The actual work you do is very meaningful and you learn a lot. The job is challenging and fast paced, just like the industry. It really prepares you for the real world. Also, the culture of the company is amazing and everyone is really friendly.

What I wish was different

More concrete goals and plans on hiring interns into full time employees.

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask questions and challenge yourself! Always push yourself to learn more and do better if you want to succeed.

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Manufacturing Engineer

May - August 2017 • Lockport, NY

What I liked

The type of work I did was very interesting. I was put with a "mentor" I suppose is how I would put it. He gave me direction and helped me understand how certain procedures and processes worked. Very helpful having an experienced engineer with me.

What I wish was different

Being allowed to work more hours. The contract GM has with UB makes it so that UB pays us while we work at GM. I'm not sure if this is actually why we are only allowed to work 28 hours a week, but this is how I understand it. Since we under state payroll if we work full time we need insurance benefits offered to us because technically we are UB state employees. That might not be 100% correct because if you come back as a graduate student, you can work full time but that might be something completely separate. Either way, you can only work 28 hours a week which hinders your economic gain and the amount of experience you can get.

Advice

Do your best and don't be afraid to ask for help from people on the floor. Just introduce yourself as a UB Summer intern and most of the floor workers will understand.

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

June - August 2018 • Rochester, NY

What I liked

Working at a large and established company in an exciting field.

What I wish was different

I wish I would’ve done more pure engineering.

Advice

Try as much as you can.

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Launch Quality Engineer

May - August 2018 • Spring Hill, TN

What I liked

They give you many different experiences throughout the plant. Also, they give support and guidance but they really let you take responsibility of many different projects and treat you just like a regular engineer.

What I wish was different

Advice

As far as engineering experience goes, GM does you a great service to diversify your projects and jobs throughout your internship. Also, they pay very well and you have opportunities to work overtime too.

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Future Material Availability Intern

May - August 2018 • Warren, MI

What I liked

Everything! General Motors is a company that accepts all and they trust their interns with large projects. I was able to make a direct impact during my short three months.

What I wish was different

I wish that I was able to continue to work remote from school.

Advice

Research company culture when you are looking the perfect fit for you. At General Motors, the company culture and values lined up with mine. This is why I felt like I was suppose to be there.

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