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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
      Apr 22, 2014

      Associate Researcher

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The work carried out here is very exciting, highly enjoyable and very rewarding. Interest in research and development is very high, so if you enjoy it, that the right place where to be!

      Cons

      It is located close to Geneva, a very expensive city for living, in the swiss countryside. The best is therefore not to live in the city, also for the time takne to reach the working place. In this way one loose the opportunity to get closer the swiss culture

      4.0
      Apr 11, 2014

      Working at CERN

      Mechanical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International environment, really interesting job, potent means, best software all up to date, easy going work environment, good start for your carreer, you might start even as a student, plenty of clubs to do activities and to get to know people, lots of holidays, you get to learn at least 2 languages.

      Cons

      people management, resource allocation, cantine food, short therm contract, difficult to find a job after unless you are a physicist, difficult to get a contract, HR choices in hiring process not really clear

      4.0
      Mar 31, 2014

      Great place for HEP and accelerator-based R&D

      Applied physicist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      world-leading high-energy and accelerator-based physics research, challenging projects, good salary package (tax-free, more than you need holidays), international environment, located in Geneva

      Cons

      by times bureaucratic (similar to UN-based organisation), limited career development opportunities, lack of long-term job security: no clear fixed-term (5yrs) to indefinite contract transition (best working assumption: professionals stay at CERN for 5 yrs most)

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