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      4.3

      88% would recommend to a friend

      (841 total reviews)
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      Ursula von der Leyen

      76% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      European Commission has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 841 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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      841 reviews
      3.0
      May 21, 2015

      Rewarding but bureacratic

      Press officer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Feeling of doing something that matters Great financial rewards International colleagues and atmosphere

      Cons

      Slow decision making process Political connections necessary for job progress

      4.0
      Apr 2, 2015

      policy officer- national expert

      National expert dg grow
      Recommend
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      Pros

      My experience at the European Commission was positive. The ambience was competitive and challenging so the quality of work was quite a high level. Working strategies were well conceived and the interaction between different stakeholders (private and public) was one of the most enriching parts of that job.

      Cons

      English is the main language at the European Commission, but their use is quite a low level. Although often the documents are written in English, sometimes is rubbish English and it makes difficult to understand and for that matter to pass on the message to the audience.

      4.0
      Mar 18, 2015

      Trainee

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It is a great experience in politics and decision-making. Depending on your colleagues and your motivation you can get great opportunities of interesting work. You can work in various sectors depending on your interests, which is a plus.

      Cons

      It is very bureaucratic which can be quite annoying and tiresome at times. The selection process itself is quite long and cumbersome, it can take a year and multiple interviews. Possibilities of getting hired afterwards depend not only on your performance but on budget availability, which can be limiting.

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