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British Council reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,306 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,306 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
5.0
Sep 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly atmosphere, good collaboration with colleagues, assistive environment, self-development.

Cons

Have a fixed contract, not an indefinite.

4.0
Sep 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice workplace, friendly co-workers, flexible time, well-being and safeguarding are cared

Cons

reconstruction happens sometimes, some considderation for pay rate

3.0
Sep 25, 2025

Good working environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kind coworkers and materials provided

Cons

The interview was not easy and the background checks were even harder. I had to show my payslips from a long time ago, and provide proof of a 3 month break I took.

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