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      EF (Education First)

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      EF (Education First) reviews

      3.4

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (4,618 total reviews)
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      Edward Hult, Ph.D

      62% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,618 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
      2.0
      May 14, 2009

      Good fun, bad career prospects, Good starting job.

      Accountant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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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.

      4.0
      May 9, 2009

      Good Introduction to Training!

      Instructor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      EF is a great organization to work with to develop intercultural communications skills and learn from the "ground floor" I honed my training skills there as a teacher of English.

      Cons

      Lessons can be rather restrictive in content, allowing for little "official" expansion. However, creativity is encouraged and extra-curricula activities can amply supplement the class activities. Extra-curriculum is usually on your own time though.

      4.0
      Feb 22, 2009

      A great place to work if you're open to something different

      Systems manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      EF is a young, dynamic company that believes in working hard and playing hard, and balancing hard work with a healthy, active life outside of work. Benefits are great: generous vacation, excellent health benefits, travel and language program discounts, and a great restaurant / bar in the building that is the place to be after work on a Friday. There is a strong organizational culture and plenty of buy - in to the culture by senior management, and a big part of that is entrepreneurial spirit. The most successful employees are those that do their jobs as if they owned the place.

      Cons

      There is definitely a salary trade-off for working in such a great culture: salaries are significantly lower here than they are elsewhere in the job market. Job hunters that have a strong need for personal space may be surprised by the open-concept office space, where very few have private offices and even the most private offices have glass walls looking out to large work areas.

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