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British Council reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,315 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

57% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 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
Apr 3, 2016

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Motivating projects to work on Fast learning development

Cons

Coming across demotivated employees Sparse career development Low benefits for NPW and fixed term employees

4.0
Mar 19, 2016

British Council

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with excellent colleagues on a range of interesting projects is the main thing that keeps me here. There is the opportunity for international travel if you are suitably qualified.

Cons

Low salary and no possibility for pay rise for internal staff. The organisation is also very siloed and you can get pigeon holed rvery easily.

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!

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