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      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
      Oct 26, 2023

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      Mechanical technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      very good conditions and work environment

      Cons

      very difficult to reach indeterminate contract

      4.0
      Oct 25, 2023

      CERN PhD programme

      Phd student
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      experience in a research institute other than a PhD programme, easy to manage your own schedule as well

      Cons

      long work days, far from universities

      4.0
      Oct 11, 2023

      CERN is ok

      Staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Different to elsewhere, weird crossover between academia and engineering...

      Cons

      Wide west in some sections for engineering processes. Some are great, some are not...

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