Preparing to Join ECLP as a Summer Associate

We are very excited to welcome a new group of Summer Associates and the ECLP Class of 2014. Jace Moreno, a new Summer Associate from Duke University, shared his thoughts about the recruiting process and preparing to join the program.

Recruiting with GE for the ECLP summer internship has been an exciting and smooth process! I received my offer early through an MBA Diversity Conference, yet throughout the past few months I have been assigned two buddies (and a third is coming) and participated in two on-boarding conference calls to ease my transition into GE. My decision was much easier to make with the 360 degree support system that management set up for all prospective associates. I finally chose to join the ECLP team because I can truly see myself working at GE full-time after school, not only because of the culture, but also because the program gives associates a chance to wear many different hats across multiple verticals.

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Featured ECLP

Meet this week’s Featured ECLP!

Who?    Ryan Voeltz, Class of 2012

School?    UNC at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School

Where?    GE Capital, Commercial Finance – Lending, West Region (San Francisco, CA)

What?    In my 3rd rotation, I am functioning as an Assistant Vice President on the sales side of the commercial finance lending business, supporting 3 originators.  The majority of my day-to-day is spent analyzing various companies and their financial statements, and putting together loan proposal presentations and documents.

Photo & Caption - 101 California: Home to GE Capital’s West Region Headquarters.

Everything You Need To Know About Joining ECLP - Part 2

During June and July, approximately 175 people will be joining ECLP as either a Summer Associate or full-time ECLP.  As both of these groups prepare to join the Program, I asked ECLP experts from around the world to share some tips and advice about the first few months on program.  As part of our 5x5 series, this is our second post, so be sure to check out the first post to learn more about who is answering the questions, as well as what they had to think about Question 1. 

ECLPs start the program with a Global Conference, where they meet other ECLPs, as well as GE Senior Leadership.  What advice would you give to new Program Members about their first Conference?

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Featured ECLP

Meet this week’s Featured ECLP!

Who?     Mia Laflin, Class of 2012

Global Giveback: Volunteering at the Pilgrimage to Lourdes

As part of Global Giveback week, we wanted to share the volunteer experience of Christele Jorud, a GE Capital ECLP in France, who participated in a 4-day volunteer event around the Pilgrimage to Lourdes.   This is just another great example of how ECLPs can give back to their community!

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Global Giveback: Something for Everyone

The value of philanthropy has been imbedded in my DNA from an early start;  my mother, who was (and still is) a very active volunteer with the American Cancer Society, persuaded my brothers, my sister and me to organize teams for Relay for Life and raise funds for Party with a Purpose as early as elementary school. We lost our grandmother to cancer when I was nine years old, so it was a cause close to the heart. Years later, philanthropy has remained an integral part of my life. Not only do I get to meet people with similar interests, but I am able to initiate change in my community, grow and learn from different situations, and help improve the quality of life for those around me. With Global Giveback underway, I wanted to share some of the volunteer opportunities in my local community that I was excited to be a part of. I hope these ideas can serve as a launching point for my fellow ECLPs…start them in Connecticut, Australia, Japan, or wherever else you hail from!

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Part V: 5 ECLP Alumni, 5 Questions

ECLP alumni are an important part of the current program.  They blazed the trail that ECLPs are currently navigating.  It’s important to stay in touch with the alumni for many reasons but maybe most importantly is the advice they can give current and prospective ECLPs.  This is part of a five part series called 5 with 5, where five alumni will answer five questions. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3  Part 4

How do you keep in touch with the program and ECLP colleagues since graduating?  

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Featured ECLP

Meet this week’s Featured ECLP! 

Who?  Bryan Ottley, Class of 2013

School?  MBA from University of Connecticut School of Business

               BS in Finance from University of Utah

Where?  GE Capital Franchise Finance located in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

What?  Sales Force Effectiveness Analyst providing comprehensive analytical support to the marketing and sales team, including segmentation, prospect targeting, pipeline analytics, and won/lost deal analytics.  GE Franchise Finance is market leader in restaurant and hotel financing.  The business has developed a best-in-class process to collect data and deliver analytics that is being adopted by many of the other GECA platforms.  

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Everything You Need To Know About Joining ECLP - Part 1

During June and July, approximately 175 people will be joining ECLP as either a Summer Associate or full-time ECLP. As both of these groups prepare to join the Program, I asked ECLP experts from around the world to share some tips and advice about the first few months on program.

This will be our second 5x5 series, which means we asked 5 people the same 5 questions, and over the next few weeks you’ll see their answers to each question. Before diving into the Question 1, here’s who graciously offered their best advice to the incoming Class of 2014 and Summer Associates:

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ECLPs Give Back To The Community

ECLP officially kicked-off this year’s Global Give Back campaign! This initiative encourages ECLPs to give back to their communities through monetary and in-kind donations and by volunteering their time to causes they believe in.

In 2011, Give Back’s inaugural year, the program was a huge success – 94 participants from nine regions, across seven GE businesses, contributed 885 hours of their time to give back to their communities through donations and volunteering. In 2012, our goal is 100% participation from all ECLPs.

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