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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
      3.0
      May 18, 2012

      Very nice experience

      Service manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Unique place in the world.

      Cons

      Work with scientiss, not much contact with business

      4.0
      Mar 24, 2012

      A very good working place for a limited duration of time (a few years)

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Challenging work, being at the forefront of physics research - Good balance between personal life and work - Low bureaucracy - Multicultural environment - Lots of on-site facilities - Tax free salary, good benefits - A lot of vacation time

      Cons

      - Very difficult to get a staff position even with a limited duration contract - High people turnover, very few long term persons around

      4.0
      Feb 7, 2012

      Where the web was born.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will be working at the edge of human knowledge. It is an everyday challenge.

      Cons

      It is very difficult to get a staff position. Rather common to find senior people with contract renewed yearly.

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