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      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

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      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
      4.0
      Jun 4, 2025

      6 month review

      Short term internship
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Young people - Many contacts ==> great network - Very knowledgeable - Lots of support

      Cons

      - Understaffed, many projects need more people

      3.0
      May 17, 2025

      Not a great placxe for technicians

      Mechanical technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great health insurance, nice holidays. Depending where you are, could be a good experience

      Cons

      Difficult to grown internally. Slow pace for make things happen.

      4.0
      May 12, 2025

      Research environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large collaboration, lot to learn...lot of communication and outreach opportunities

      Cons

      Slow paced research sometimes demotivating

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