IMF reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(561 total reviews)

Kristalina Georgieva

97% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

IMF has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The IMF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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561 reviews
4.0
Jul 29, 2015

Great Career Company

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Pros

Work/Life balance, Pay and benefits are exceptional. You have the opportunity to work with people from all over the world and be part of an organization that truly has a global impact. It's a stable organization and a wonderful place to have a career.

Cons

The trade for all of the pros is the difficulty in moving up in the organization once you're in. With such significant benefits, turnover tends to be rather low and especially in a finance role, there aren't too many positions to move to if you'd like to expand your horizons. Additionally, because of the low turnover, promotions and opportunities for supervisory experience don't come around frequently. If you're a person looking to move up in your career, this may not be the right role.

3.0
Feb 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The financial package overall is attractive, although very little growth can be achieved on the initial offer and no bonuses. Opportunity to work with some intelligent people and on the international stage.

Cons

Embarrassingly outdated work practices. Organisation is unable to identify, foster and encourage talent. Endemic passive-aggressive bullying and intimidation. Predominantly frustrated workforce.

3.0
Jun 23, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

It is a great training ground for macro economists, where you will continue your education in applied macroeconometrics. It also has a large group of very smart, very dedicated, very thoughtful Ph.D. economists—something few other employers can offer.

Cons

The bureaucracy is stifling, with far too much paper work and too many internal procedures. Given the large amount of talent in the building, you would not know it, as you are not encouraged and compensated to have a public role.

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