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      British Council reviews

      3.7

      65% would recommend to a friend

      (2,308 total reviews)
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      Ciarán Devane

      63% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,308 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
      2.0
      Jun 12, 2015

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      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      work life balance and travel a lot

      Cons

      no proper management, leadership is too UK centric

      3.0
      Jun 11, 2015

      What is the British Council for?

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Colleagues are great. Excellent opportunities to meet a range of people and to travel. Some of the projects are interesting

      Cons

      A self important arrogant organisation who consider themselves above all others. The bureaucracy is ridiculous, as is the annual appraisal system. Lots of targets, self reflection and upward feedback, all of which count for nothing, The job application process is a series of silly competencies to illustrate, but only in the style of the Council. So pleased I'm out of it

      3.0
      Jun 10, 2015

      Good opportunities, inept management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities to work almost anywhere in the world. Reasonable local salary, good working conditions.

      Cons

      Bureaucratic nightmare, poor management, senior management gravy train.

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