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European Commission reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(843 total reviews)
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Ursula von der Leyen

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

European Commission has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 843 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The European Commission 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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843 reviews
4.0
Jul 23, 2019

Could be better

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are defined for each category of staff and they are non-negotiable. Prestigious institution.

Cons

Very little career perspective. No merit-based or performance-based promotion system.

3.0
Jul 20, 2019

Good experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting tasks (though it really depends on your unit). Well remunerated

Cons

Management could be better

3.0
Jul 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability, constant training, exposure to wide variety of development projects, legitimacy and convening capacity of the EU, and leadership on global policy issues.

Cons

Local agents are down-paid when compared to ex-pats, difficult to promote, and long processes for project management.

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