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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
Mar 31, 2025

It's ok for a first job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Global organization and provides cross functioning team projects

Cons

Low salary Low additional compensation

1.0
Mar 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Offered Flexibility and Higher Pay

Cons

But taken away with advent Computer based testing. Management is poor at best and very dishonest. Running out of money so focused on cutting cost at your expense. In form of unpaid OT many after work hours for a meet with your TL.

4.0
Mar 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse environment Good colleagues Good work-life balance

Cons

Constantly changing work settings Lack of staff

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