CERN reviews

4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(856 total reviews)
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Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

CERN has an employee rating of 4.3 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 in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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856 reviews
3.0
Apr 19, 2026

Internship at CERN

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Challenging - Exciting - Good work culture

Cons

- Lot of time spent on computer - Not good at involving interns in meetings, etc.

5.0
Apr 17, 2026

Engineer salary at CERN

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Health insurance (with 80-95% cover on everything + dental)

Cons

There are no cons other than the main salary being too low for Switzerland standards

5.0
Apr 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Environment, Higly international, Good People

Cons

Difficult to get a full time position (Staff)

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