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British Council reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,315 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

56% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Jun 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is very big on EDI

Cons

The working environment is very toxic. The health care is very basic for the lower cadre

2.0
Jun 5, 2025

A disappointing company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great holiday allowance Lots of opportunities for travel Flexible working

Cons

Chaotic, leadership is crap, progression depends on network, lots of projects which do not progress properly (waste of resources)

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