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      No room for growth, poor pay, telemarketing job - Tour Consultant EF (Education First) Employee Review

      2.0
      Jul 22, 2020
      Tour consultant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      paid international travel, young culture, lots of parties, good health insurance

      Cons

      no work from home, it's a telemarketing job at the end of the day. Your success is measured in how many outbound calls you make and how much talk time you have. There is a ton of pressure to work more than 40 hours a week despite no overtime pay. during the interview process they make it sound like everyone hits goals and earns the bonus $ when in reality the goals are set very high and not many people hit them. Worst of all there is absolutely no room for Tour Consultants to grow in the company. A slim percentage will get promoted to 'senior tour consultant' which is a $4000 pay rise for A LOT more work.

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      EF (Education First) Response
      5y
      Thank you for your feedback. While it's great to know that you enjoyed the EF culture and travel benefits, we're sorry to read your feedback on compensation. We do regularly review our compensation packages to ensure they are competitive in the local markets. With a sales job like the Tour Consultant role, there is a mix of base salary and bonus for hitting and surpassing sales targets. Our sales people who are able to hit those goals can make significant earnings year after year. As most of the company is work from home right now through the end of the year, we hope you were able to find some flexibility in that, We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and hope you can find a role that feels like a better fit for you.

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      5.0
      May 20, 2026
      Sales and admissions coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun place to work at. Lots of opportunities especially early on in a career.

      Cons

      Sometimes salary is not as competitive as other places in Boston area.

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      EF (Education First) Response
      1mo
      Well this is what it's all about! Early career opportunities while having fun along the way is a big part of what we hope people experience working at EF, and we are happy to hear this in your reflection. Thank you for sharing your note on compensation as well. We review our compensation packages regularly to make sure they align with our industry standards, and we appreciate your perspective on that.
      1.0
      Jul 7, 2026
      Tour consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Well structured, comprehensive formal training. Perks and benefits

      Cons

      Once training is done, you’re pretty much on your own to figure things out. The weekly meetings with your manager end. You spend all day on the phones and there’s not a whole lot of interaction or collaboration going on in the office or across your team. At the end of the day it is a job and the perks and benefits are nice (travel). It just seemed social interaction of any kind, even to ask questions, was discouraged and in fact was viewed as distracting. The cold calling just gets to be tiring after a while, making it hard to stay at the job for longer than 1-2 years. Good entry level sales job, though.

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