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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

62% 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
3.0
May 15, 2024

Lots of work, low pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good organisation. Work is interesting.

Cons

Salaries are low. Workload is unmanageable.

3.0
Apr 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, interesting projects, not long hours.

Cons

Salaries are really low and you just can't afford living in London even with London allowance. It makes it hard for them to keep good people, people are leaving to do the same thing for better money elsewhere.

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