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British Council reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,311 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

61% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,311 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
Apr 14, 2022

Pros and Cons (more cons)

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Nice colleagues - Interesting projects - Nice work/life balance

Cons

- top heavy structure with lots of management - painful levels of bureacracy - little career progression - salary well below market rate

3.0
Mar 12, 2022

Teaching English in Singapore

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Decent Salary -Excellent Healthcare -Professional Development Opportunities -Good Reputation -Friendly staff -Good teaching facilities

Cons

-The organisation is old fashioned and needs fresh faces to bring it into the 21st century -The company has a lot of redtape -The average age of teachers is 45+ -There isn't a social atmosphere at work -To get anything done can be a long and arduous process

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