Does CERN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CERN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CERN. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CERN?

91% of CERN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CERN 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CERN?

Technical Student (125) , Software Engineer (112) , Fellow (61) , PhD Student (36) , Senior Fellow (24) , Doctoral Student (23) , Research Fellow (23) , Internship (22) , Mechanical Engineer (20) , Junior Fellow (19) , Postdoctoral Fellow (19) , Engineer (18) , Project Associate (18) , Intern (16) , Administrative Student (15)

What are the pros of working at CERN according to real employee reviews?

"Good salary (if you're not Swiss)" ((in 134 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 79 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 58 reviews)); "Good benefits for CERN contracts" ((in 48 reviews)); "they was very helpful and pay was good" ((in 31 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CERN according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 40 reviews)); "No career progression; no teleworking outside of the region" ((in 15 reviews)); "Career opportunities are limited, long" ((in 13 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 11 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 8 reviews))

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4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(856 total reviews)

Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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CERN has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 856 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there.

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856 reviews

4.0

May 21, 2024

Technical Studentship

Fullstack web developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multicultural, inspiring and encouraging workplace.

Cons

Hiring process takes too long.

4.0

May 14, 2024

It is worth the effort

Admin student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall it was a cool environment

Cons

Nothing major, maybe too relaxed

5.0

May 1, 2024

Amazing working for CERN as a PhD student in Particle Physics

Phd student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

CERN is an amazing collaborative environment where you can meet people from all around the world. Combining multiple technical and scientific background in one common goal is amazing.

Cons

It can be overwhelming the amount of work demanded by teams and collaborations.

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