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      4.4

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (855 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 855 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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      855 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 7, 2015

      Developing your career in the High Energy Physics domain

      Technology transfer officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Highly multicultural environment , very interesting projects in diverse fields of engineering, plenty of social activities, it is very easy to meet people and make friends in a short period of time.

      Cons

      People in management are very busy, running from one meeting to the next. Sometimes it becomes quite difficult to catch them.

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      CERN Response
      10y
      We are grateful of your supportive review and are really pleased to learn that you have enjoyed your time at CERN and it's multicultural and diverse setting. Wishing you the best for the future!
      5.0
      Sep 22, 2015

      Researcher

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work and life balance

      Cons

      sometimes very crowded in summer!

      5.0
      Sep 18, 2015

      physicist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Diversity, efficiency, friendly and constructive. Good place for young ambitious scientists to work in the frontier of human knowledge.

      Cons

      Need to improve the hotels and hostels in the workplace as well as the restaurant.

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      CERN Response
      10y
      Thank you for this positive feedback. We really appreciate the time you took to post your review and we will make sure to pass on your comments to the services concerned.
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