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British Council reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,308 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

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46% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,308 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
4.0
May 31, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Helpful colleagues. Flexible job. There seem to be lots of opportunities to not exactly progress, but to take on various roles.

Cons

Pay is fairly low considering you need postgraduate level qualification for the position. Zero hours contract - usually plenty of work, but it varies and I've had weeks, particularly around January, when there was no work at all.

4.0
May 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Documents were sent out prior to the YA in order to guide you through your first month. Not many hours required throughout the week, which meant you were able to go and explore the country, take up new activities and make the most of your time spent there. The money was also ok, I was able to afford ok accommodation and enjoy my time there. Depending on the region you are in, my training and assessments were well organised and my mentor was very helpful.

Cons

There was a lot of confusion regarding the documents needed to live abroad, spent £90 which turned out to be unnecessary! The documents they sent out were quite useful, but I felt that once they were sent out, they didn't try to help you at any stage afterwards. Especially in terms of CAF. Very slow at responding or coming to your aid.

3.0
May 15, 2015

The Council

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Camaraderie, easy going lovely to work with people.

Cons

The sanctions for not delivering is non existent. So everyone talks about budget, and forecasting, no one talks about the actuals!

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