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      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

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      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      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
      4.0
      Oct 28, 2016

      Fellow - Project Manager

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great environment, good balance between personal and professional life, nice benefits package

      Cons

      There's not so much guidance for young graduates

      5.0
      Oct 27, 2016

      Science and Innovation at the birthplace of the World Wide Web

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Cern - The European Organization for Nuclear Research is a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. It’s an amazing place to work. People from all over the world come to work here. It’s located in Geneva area on the border between Switzerland and France. The two CERN sites, Prévessin and Meyrin have the Jura Mountains on one side and Geneva and the Alps in the other direction. (You can see Mont Blanc in the horizon). A tram line connects the Meyrin side (the main site) to Geneva. It takes about 20-25 min to get from Geneva to CERN. The official languages are English and French.

      Cons

      I can not think of any negative things about working at CERN. Some of the older buildings are barracks and doesn't look very nice, but they are constantly renovating and improving all the buildings on the site.

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      Thank you very much for your review and the time you have taken to post it. We are happy to read that you enjoyed your time at CERN and we wish you the best for the next!
      3.0
      Oct 24, 2016

      Fellow

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Nice working environment and interesting job

      Cons

      Mainly temporary contracts and very difficult access to the staff positions

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