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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
      4.0
      Jul 20, 2015

      Temporary work only

      Support staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Highly paid, universe of its own.

      Cons

      You should not expect any career advancement from the hiring position or prolongation of your temporary contract. Also be prepare to forget all you learned there because most things are possible only at cern.

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      CERN Response
      10y
      Thank you for your review. We do consider CERN to be an exceptional workplace where people can develop unique skills through the training we provide and on the field practice, skills that can be used in their future careers either at CERN or outside of it. We value your opinion and would like to know more on your concern so please don’t hesitate to contact us at Recruitment.Service@cern.ch.
      5.0
      Jul 10, 2015

      Postdoc

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome organization and area. World-class HEP experiments with top-notch scientists.

      Cons

      Fast turnover on people. French language is necessary for socializing and sometimes also for work. Most of the researchers are kind of " outsourced" to external institutes all over the world,they hardly can make a living in this expensive area but do most of the work.

      5.0
      Jun 23, 2015

      Data analyst

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International work environment, Competitive, Highly skilled workers, Efficient

      Cons

      Work at weekends, restaurant,

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      CERN Response
      10y
      Thank you for this positive review, we are very pleased to learn that you enjoyed your time at CERN. The reference working week at CERN doesn't include weekends so we are sorry to hear that your workload brought you to work during weekends and hope that this was a one-time occasion.
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