CERN reviews

4.4

91% would recommend to a friend

(856 total reviews)
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Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Oct 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CERN will just used you and tell you ciao after 8 years of hard work.

Cons

Better to not work for them

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CERN Response
5y
Thank you for your review, which is of course unfortunate to read. Education, knowledge transfer and sharing is one of the key missions of the Organization. CERN hires continuously across its 32 Member and Associate Member States for its student, graduate and professional opportunities. The number of Indefinite staff contract opportunities is indeed limited and therefore a competitive process. We wish you all the best for your future career with what we hope will nevertheless have been a rich, fulfilling, interesting and rewarding experience with CERN.
4.0
Sep 24, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Leave: 30 days of leave per year + 2 weeks during Christmas - Good work life balance - Friendly and relaxed atmosphere

Cons

- Short limited duration contracts - Slow paced environment - Not many opportunities to develop professionally

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CERN Response
5y
Thank you for your review and your return on experience. It's great to read work-life balance ranked highly in your experience! Thank you also for your feedback on the contract duration and earlier termination idea, which we will bear in mind in our review of the policy. Thank you and all the best!
5.0
Sep 18, 2020

Fantastic

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, good company, multicultural, relaxed.

Cons

Slow going Could accidentally spend 30 years there

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