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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      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
      Dec 24, 2019

      PhD Researcher

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International, competitive, nourishing environment, always challanging

      Cons

      Extra competitive, working with best of best minds, easy to have imposter syndrome

      4.0
      Dec 4, 2019

      Great work, not so good prospects

      Research physicist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International environment, highly motivated colleagues, interesting work challenges

      Cons

      Prospects in particle physics are not looking too good

      5.0
      Nov 21, 2019

      Fellowship CERN

      Fellow
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International environment, great colleagues, interesting topics of research

      Cons

      Contract as a fellow is limited to two years (plus one year of extension), low possibility of longer positions after that

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