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British Council reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,312 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 2,312 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
Sep 18, 2016

project manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible working hours, work/life balance

Cons

weak leadership. no long-term plan or strategy

3.0
Sep 8, 2016

A worldwide organisation

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, hard working colleagues, good atmosphere.

Cons

Bureaucratic, slow to change, in certain places lack of management and direction.

3.0
Jul 26, 2016

My British Council experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The Brand looks good on your resume - Good International exposure (if professional development is taken seriously) - Compliance is taken very seriously, puts you on your toes all the time

Cons

- Pay isn't particularly great - Exams department lacks similar work/life balance existing in Programmes team

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