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EF (Education First)

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You can't always get what you want - Matching Specialist EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
Mar 4, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The EF community is great! Pre-COVID we had a lot of fun in the office for happy hours, kick offs, and holidays.

Cons

The culture is great but when COVID took that all away, you were left with the harsh realty of the company's overall failures. It felt like the Hult family had one thing in mind when COVID hit- protect themselves and their wealth. Managers were over worked, staff was forced to work major overtime with no relief in site. Sure, it's horrible being a travel based company in a global pandemic but there was more they could have done to care about their employees. Example: it took A YEAR for the Boston office to offer employees the option to pick up their office belongings and offer to borrow an office chair to use while we worked from home- any stipend for home equipment- FORGET IT. Pre-covid when they built the new Hult college campus, EF employees suffered at the hands of the students- mostly wealthy international students. Just another example of putting profit over people. The most obvious failure is how low EF salaries are compared to the same positions in the market. That's a whole other story that I'm sure you're already aware of. Look, if you're a college kid looking for a taste of corporate life, EF may be a place to start. Don't make the mistake of getting too comfortable- this isn't a place to stay for too long.

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EF (Education First) Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your review. We are happy to hear you enjoy the EF community and the fun we all have together. COVID impacted our industry and organization greatly and we learned a lot about how to navigate a changing work environment and support our team members. We continue to review our compensation structure regularly to ensure we are offering a competitive package within our industry. Thanks again for taking the time to leave us a review. We always want to improve, and your comments are invaluable in helping us do that.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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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
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
Recommend
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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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