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British Council reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,312 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

61% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,312 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Jun 15, 2015

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

I worked until 2007. Great company, got promoted couple of times. Best organizational culture IN THE WORLD!. Collaboration, cooperation, excellence, great place to work.

Cons

Due to the fact it is a government institution, you completely miss the commercial aspects of the companies. I do not recommend it for more than 8 years. It is like an unreal world.

2.0
Jun 12, 2015

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

work life balance and travel a lot

Cons

no proper management, leadership is too UK centric

3.0
Jun 11, 2015

What is the British Council for?

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Colleagues are great. Excellent opportunities to meet a range of people and to travel. Some of the projects are interesting

Cons

A self important arrogant organisation who consider themselves above all others. The bureaucracy is ridiculous, as is the annual appraisal system. Lots of targets, self reflection and upward feedback, all of which count for nothing, The job application process is a series of silly competencies to illustrate, but only in the style of the Council. So pleased I'm out of it

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