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European Commission reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(842 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 842 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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842 reviews
4.0
Nov 10, 2016

Assistant to the Director General

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, good balance private and professional life

Cons

It is very difficult to develop a professional career

4.0
Nov 2, 2016

Trainee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, laid back atmosphere.

Cons

Not structured role, be prepared to take initiative.

5.0
Oct 30, 2016

Great work place!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work/life balance, interesting mixture of cultures and languages, content in relation with your profile, very competitive salary in relation with other Institution at the level of Member States.

Cons

Slow processes that are dependent by IT tool not at the level of such a big institution. Difficult or impossible to became a permanent official. The selections are difficult and sometimes based on performance not dependent by your preparation, but based only on psychometric approaches.

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