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British Council reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,308 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 2,308 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
2.0
Sep 10, 2025

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Reputation of the company is good

Cons

Salaries are low compared to similar roles in other companies

5.0
Apr 25, 2025

Not bad but also not good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I was able to finish on time, and thankfully, I had kind colleagues and worked at a well-known company, which made it easier when I decided to move on.

Cons

The salary was too low for the amount and type of work I was doing. There was a heavy workload, but most of it was repetitive, manual tasks rather than new or challenging projects. There were also too many unnecessary meetings.

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