Is IMF a good company to work for?

IMF has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 761 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% 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 decreased by 2% over the last 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 (64) , 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?

"Provides great Benefits are great!" ((in 115 reviews)); "People are nice to each other." ((in 55 reviews)); "Great colleagues that are very knowledgeable" ((in 40 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 33 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 13 reviews)); "Bad management and poor guiding." ((in 11 reviews)); "No growth path or career path without PhD degree" ((in 10 reviews)); "Long hours, bureaucratic, competitive, and" ((in 7 reviews)); "Staff file complaints against abusive managers and nothing happens." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed IMF locations?

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

IMF reviews about "work"

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

217 reviews

4.0

Jul 9, 2025

Great place to work

Senior research officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, generous benefits including leave and insurance coverage, great organization with interesting work opportunities and intelligent and diverse coworkers

Cons

Limited mobility for staff without PhDs to move upward within the company, lack of permanent staff roles for talented employees. You need to be highly motivated and lucky to find your niche and create opportunities for yourselves

3.0

May 21, 2025

Classist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, interesting work, nice buildings

Cons

Staff are treated differently based on their fields. Unless you're a PhD economist, you have virtually no opportunity for growth or promotion.

3.0

Mar 25, 2025

Slow Career Progression

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great work environment

Cons

Slow Career Progression; No Transparent Promotion Process

4.0

May 23, 2025

Good work, but quite slow and no career progression

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and salary and interesting work if you try hard

Cons

No mentorship and career progression for RA

5.0

Mar 19, 2025

Everything is good

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, environment, work/life balance

Cons

No growth path or career path without PhD degree

4.0

May 3, 2025

Overall pleasant experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are very smart and hard-working.

Cons

Depends on which team you are working with, sometimes the work load is heavy.

5.0

Jul 7, 2025

it will depend on your ambition and workstream

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with and healthy environment

Cons

Stressful and low long-term career opportunities

5.0

Jul 5, 2025

Benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

30 days of annual leave, great work life balance.

Cons

Hard to move up the carrer ladder.

4.0

Feb 1, 2025

No Job progression

Senior research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very little work and good pay

Cons

Very basic job and no career prospects

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