Is IMF a good company to work for?

IMF has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 760 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at IMF to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about IMF have been left by employees working as Research Assistant , Research Analyst and Economist .

Does IMF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IMF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IMF. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IMF?

83% of IMF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IMF 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IMF?

Research Analyst (80) , Research Assistant (63) , Economist (56) , Staff Assistant (46) , Senior Economist (19) , Analyst (14) , Intern (14) , Administrative Assistant (13) , Research Officer (10) , Advisor (9) , Extern (8) , Summer Intern (8) , Administrative Coordinator (6) , Officer (6) , Manager (5)

What are the pros of working at IMF according to real employee reviews?

"The workload is not very demanding and it has pretty good benefits." ((in 114 reviews)); "One gets to work with Incredibly smart people and is intellectually challenged every day." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great colleagues and atmosphere." ((in 40 reviews)); "It offers good work life balance" ((in 32 reviews)); "Competitive salaries" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IMF according to real employee reviews?

"Slow career progression but that is the same around international org" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bad management and poor guiding." ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours, bureaucratic, competitive, and" ((in 7 reviews)); "Staff file complaints against abusive managers and nothing happens." ((in 3 reviews)); "Low morale" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed IMF locations?

Washington , New York , Los Angeles , Fairfax , Chico , Bethesda , Potomac , Miami , McLean , Togo , Germany

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4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)

Kristalina Georgieva

97% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.3

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3.0

Mar 29, 2022

A former premier employer is now very average

Economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International colleagues; working for the public good; high job security; international travel opportunities.

Cons

Uncompetitive salaries (especially for more junior staff); benefits getting eroded with every 5-year review; a lot of overtime is expected (40-60 hours per month) and none of it is compensated; management is skeptical of the value of economic research that would in fact benefit countries; slow progress on racial equality.

5.0

Mar 18, 2022

Good RA job

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent hours, good pay, research opportunities, nice office and facilities

Cons

Long hours sometimes, expensive cafeteria, departmental politics/bureaucratic

5.0

Feb 22, 2022

Macroeconomist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities of training and flexibility.

Cons

Pay is not super linked to performance

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