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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
3.0
Feb 17, 2018

Shared mission

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great sense of shared mission and values Opportunity to work across the world

Cons

Badly organized HR dept with little understanding of the organization's values

3.0
Feb 12, 2018

Average

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- life/work balance - training budget

Cons

- salary and benefits below market average - internal promotions without option to negotiate salary where external applicants have door wide open - lack of accountability/ownership what leads to slow decisions

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