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EF (Education First)

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EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,611 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,611 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EF (Education First) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Feb 12, 2010

Great place to work for recent grads!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A very young and friendly atmosphere makes EF a great place to come to work everyday. They also offer great health benefits and lots of vacation. On top of that, a good work ethic is encouraged, so if or when you do leave the company, you can be sure that you actually have valuable work experience behind you.

Cons

If EF paid higher salaries, I don't think the company would lose as many great employees as it does every year.

3.0
Jan 20, 2010
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Pros

Youthful, upbeat work environment. Managers really go to extremes to make sure teams are staying motivated (can get a bit ridiculous at times). The company wants its workforce to be happy and maintain a good work-life balance. Generous bonus packages attached to monthly and quarterly sales goals. Free international trips and reduced fares for personal travel. Great benefits and 401K matching plus generous vacation time. Located in a great Swedish building with a big beautiful park, right on the Charles. Give employees the opportunity to take charge of their accounts and learn the business and how to make good business decisions.

Cons

The pay is really lousy for all of the responsibilities they expect of their employees. I have no fear of hard work and I was able to get the highest salary increase each year, but was still far below the market average for a sales position requiring such demands. The company will expect you to work overtime...and you will probably do a lot of it. It is hard to move out of the phone sales position...I worked my butt off for a year and made it to another position, but I was one of the lucky few. Then when the economy hit, they removed most of the non-sales positions and I found myself selling again. The turnover rate is very, very high given the low rate of pay and office stress level. You are working directly with teachers...who can really be quite crazy! You will get a lot of experience from this job, but it will not necessarily translate onto your resume...but, it will be something you can carry with you for future jobs. Sometimes it took all my willpower to walk through the doors in the morning.

2.0
May 14, 2009
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Pros

Not so hard to get started. You get a good title and they drop you in the pool so you have to learn to swim quickly. Workload is high, especially as you are learning from scratch. Good atmosphere with young international colleagues. Good opportunities for travel and meeting young people. Relative freedom if you have the right manager. You get to be quite all round in your department.

Cons

Long hours, pay is not great even though it is marketed as being great. No pension. Politics mainly with management. In my case I would have had to move abroad if I wanted to go on with my career in the company. Lack of clear career paths. Senior managment in place because they are loyal rather than competent.

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