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[We all remember our firsts, our first day at college--]
[our first kiss--sophomore year--I was in eighth grade--]
[the crushing moment we first realized that the tooth fairy was just a terrible sham--]
[But there's one first that may be more important than all of those--]
[I want to hear about your first kiss. [kissing sound]]
[First kiss. >>It was good. >>It was good?]
[Working at a bookstore. >>I worked at a mall. ]
[I think I held that down for about 4 days. ]
[Definitely not. >>Not the dream job, okay. ]
[What would you want out of your first big job?]
[Something that I enjoy doing and that I feel like is helping other people. ]
[I want to make and impact in the world. ]
[I don't want to just sit there and push paper.]
[Doing something that I love and hopefully having some impact.]
[What would be your ideal first job out of college?]
[CEO. >>You've got your sights set very high, sir. ]
[Well, I want to work with the climate change problem. >> Nice. ]
[What's the difference between a job and a meaningful career?]
[Something that I love to do ]
[besides something that just makes money. ]
[A job is something that you do day to day. ]
[A career is something that is a lifetime of passion. ]
[What do you think of when you think of GE? ]
[General Electric. >> Well, yes, that's what GE means. ]
[Innovation. >>Innovation? Nice. ]
[Opportunity, a good place to work. ]
[I work at the career center, so I know they recruit here a lot. ]
[They're a good company and everyone wants to work for GE. >>Yes. ]
[I'm trying, actually, to get an internship with a company like that for this summer.]
[A job at GE gives you a chance to change ]
[the world by taking on some of the world's toughest environmental challenges.]
[GE made the huge, huge push to be more green,]
[got compact flourescent lightbulbs,]
[They're even doing desalination around the world. ]
[If you work for GE you know that you're working for a company that is really]
[Even if you're working in finance, that doesn't mean you can't]
[be connected to that stuff. ]
[GE has a long history of firsts, including the innovations ]
[that you see today in transportation, healthcare, and sustainable energy. ]
[Have you heard about their leadership training programs when you graduate?]
[They put you in these 2-year programs where you get to travel around, ]
[you're paid very well, great benefits, and you really can sort of]
[get an idea of the perfect place for you within GE. ]
[GE's 2-year leadership training programs are ranked]
[Oh, and did you know that 50 percent of GE's top management executives]
[actually started in these programs?]
[You're paid well, you get great benefits, and you're working for a great]
[[shouting] Let's go GE, let's go!]
[I hope you enjoyed our show today about career opportunities at GE. ]
[[gecareers.com, Undergraduate Leadership Programs] ]
[For more information you can visit gecareers.com. ]
[I'm Justin, and I'll see you next time. ]
[Tell me about the first time you woke up with ]
