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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
Jan 7, 2017

English Language Assessor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fair work environment. Decent pay. Professional atmosphere.

Cons

Employment is too structured. Lots of travel.

3.0
Jan 5, 2017

Big organisation with efficiency issues

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment, great work-life balance.

Cons

Slow decision making. Senior managers are mostly clueless about operations and reluctant to take responsibilities.

3.0
Jan 3, 2017

British Council

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong purpose, great heritage, some amazing areas of impact

Cons

Poor senior leadership, culture of entitlement amongst UK staff, resistance to change

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