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EF (Education First)

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Great career springboard for two-ish years - Tour Consultant EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
Jan 5, 2022
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Pros

Training and development is too notch and the best I’ve experienced in my career, I still use the skills I’ve learned years later. It’s also a great place to learn sales. People are great- motivated, interesting, fun. Some managers are amazing. Office space is one of the best in Boston. Social environment for newer college grads. Unbelievable travel benefits.

Cons

Everything is sort of a double edged sword at EF- first is of course the pay, all my friends and I who worked there joke about “EF debt” from trying to make ends meet while we worked there. While some managers are good, others are painfully unqualified. While the people are amazing, it creates a smoke in mirrors effect that distract motivated individuals from the real problems happening (lack of growth opportunities, pay, etc) more often than not you’ll see folks be really passionate and satisfied for two years and wake up one day wanting an immediate out.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
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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
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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
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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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