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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
4.0
Mar 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and exposure to the market. Good culture and work is occasionally challenging but mostly easy going

Cons

Poor compensation and lack of consistent long term planning. Cost cutting and pressure to perform have devalued people and put business performance first

5.0
Feb 28, 2018

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very professional Truly global great people and staff friendly policies Possibility to move within the organisation

Cons

No clear career progression Constantly changing

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