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      CERN reviews

      4.3

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (856 total reviews)
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      Fabiola Gianotti

      91% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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. The CERN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      856 reviews
      5.0
      Feb 6, 2024

      Working Experience at CERN

      Doctorate student
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome and dedicated colleagues. Good career options. Working towards the betterment of humanity through innovation and open source knowledge sharing.

      Cons

      There are no cons at all.

      5.0
      Feb 4, 2024

      Working for one year at CERN as a Software Developer

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Surrounded with brilliant people and experts. -Flexible working hours and schedule. -Diverse community. -Tons of services and opportunities. -Exponential learning and growing curve.

      Cons

      -Some contract types lack essential benefits (like health insurance for a USER contract). -Very hard (to nearly impossible) to get promotions and secure a staff (or fixed) position.

      5.0
      Feb 2, 2024

      Awesome place to work

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of intelligent people to work with from all over the world.

      Cons

      None that I can think of.

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