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 (35) , 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 121 reviews)); "Best experience ever Great people" ((in 84 reviews)); "Amazing environment and great colleagues." ((in 53 reviews)); "Good benefits for CERN contracts" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good work life balance and vast interesting domains of activity." ((in 34 reviews))

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

"Bad management, nothing else fdgdfgdf" ((in 39 reviews)); "No career progression; no teleworking outside of the region" ((in 16 reviews)); "Almost no Career Opportunities" ((in 16 reviews)); "Had 5 supervisors, overall)" ((in 12 reviews)); "Incredible nepotism everywhere." ((in 8 reviews))

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4.4

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 4.4 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 21% above average for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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856 reviews

5.0

Feb 20, 2023

Applied physicist working on accelerators

Scientist ii - applied physicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, flexible working hours, great colleagues, generous holidays.

Cons

Initial contract limited to 5 years, competitive process to gain indefinite position.

4.0

Feb 16, 2023

Great Job

Fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- good compensation - great woring environment - interesting projects

Cons

- sometimes problems with management

5.0

Feb 12, 2023

Perfect place to learn and grow

Junior procurement officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very exciting working environment and challenging

Cons

It is very difficult to obtain a long-term contract

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