General Motors

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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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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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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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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