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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 17, 2016

Love them

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to build healthy, positive & support working relationships Flexible working Progression opportunities

Cons

Lack of in-house competition.. become too domesticated!

3.0
Feb 29, 2016

Working for the British Council

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are lots of opportunities to get involved in projects and work across departments.

Cons

There has been a pay freeze since 2008. Both pay and conditions are gradually being eroded in what is the most expensive city/country to live in the world.

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