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EF (Education First)

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EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,610 total reviews)
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Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,610 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EF (Education First) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Apr 28, 2016
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Pros

The interview process is fairly simple and they respond to your application submission within a week. The Human Resources team is very organized and will sending the payroll setup info quickly.

Cons

The new teacher "training" is basically two self paced modules with assessments (one Group and one private lesson module). The fact that the modules is self paced is fine and a plausible form of training. However, the training modules are filled with slides that has verbiage similar to "this doesn't apply anymore" or "this function is there but the interface may look different". It's impossible to know what teaching an actual class is like. The other con is the teacher mentor process. A new teacher is assigned a mentor that has taught and worked with the company for several years. My mentor was pretty worthless. The problem is they are teaching classes, too and they have other jobs. So, trying to contact them is very hard and they do not have a lot of tech experience; so if you need help with navigating the online classroom (which has tons of issue: bad audio, queues that do not connect or fail) they can't help you. Lastly, the teacher mentors are not proactive, they do not check on you or help you teach your first class. Also, the technology is very hit or miss with the classroom set up. The company has a great mission statement, but the internal workings do not match. They need a new learning and development process including real teacher mentors and a tech help desk.

3.0
Apr 25, 2016

Low pay

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Pros

free travel perks - free trip on one of their tours every other year amazing health benefits - pay very little for premium coverage - you will never have better coverage. Other companies have 80%/20% coverage with monthly payments for a single person at $340/month. great PTO - 1st tear is 3 weeks, after that 4 weeks, once you hit 5 years you get 5 weeks It is very common for only 3 weeks at many other companies generous sick time - unlimited. Use as you need. Many companies either combine sick and PTO time while others might offer a max of 5 days. Considering the flu can last 5 days, this is very generous.

Cons

Very low pay - not competitive to what is standard in the industry. If you are lucky to get a raise, it will only be for a very small amount Very little room for advancement. They say that you can grow and create your own position on the team, but that is often not true. This is a false promise. Poor work/life balance - too much work for the amount of people on the team. Often requires many late nights. Volume of work does not match staffing. Very young workforce that is not geared towards people older than 25. It's a very social company that often revolve around drinking booze. If you don't drink the "kool-aid" and are anti-social, it can impact your ability to grow on the team. Little to no reward for years of hard work.

3.0
Aug 26, 2015
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Pros

Meeting people from all over the world and assisting them in learning English was so cool. Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face.

Cons

I'm the kind of person who likes to be prepared - prep for classes and know what I'm teaching. With this job, you don't know exactly what you will be teaching until the class starts. You are expected to work on a whim. It's embarrassing to screw up in front of a class full of people when you're the teacher. Also, $10 per class really isn't worth it, which is why I quit. Had the pay incentive been better, I would have loved to stay with the company.

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