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      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,201 total reviews)
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      Adele Bai

      82% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

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      English 1 has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,201 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The English 1 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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      4.0
      Nov 11, 2018

      Great Job

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I've been working in EF Finance Team for 1.5 year, the job is fun, interesting even within a "Finance Team", mainly because the company environment and the atmosphere are cool, some of my colleagues have been with this company for 10+ Years, they till find this company charming!

      Cons

      The package for some junior positions may not be very competitive.

      4.0
      Nov 11, 2018

      Central Management

      Manager
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      Pros

      1) International Company. You *have* to work with people with diverse backgrounds and from various nationalities. I find this extremely valuable on a personal level. 2) Opportunities (for change and growth) - Within 5 years I have changed 3 times job (through promotion or horizontal transfer) or twice location (London - Shanghai). 3) Education Sector - you have an impact. On your students, on your colleagues, on yourself. If you are passionate about growing people around you and growing yourself, then this is the right place. 4) Freedom: The company is quite flexible. As long as you get the job done, you are pretty free to explore new areas related to your job. Nobody will micro-manage because there is trust that you will make your job happen. 5) Innovative and constantly moving/changing/improving. In five years I cannot recognize the company I started with. Not everything is golden and great but it seems that the company itself wants to aim for better/higher. As an employee, I appreciate that there is flexibility in the way things are done and there is an ambition for the better.

      Cons

      1) Luck: Like in most jobs, your happiness will depend on the manager you have. If you are "unlucky", you might get a bad experience. I have had that experience myself with a pretty bad and uncapable manager and I tried to make the most out of it. It wasn't a pleasant 8 months but I had decided to learn form it and I did. I grew in a better, more patient manager myself after this. 2) Ownership: It all depends on you: Your growth mainly depends on you so you have to be pro-active. If you are, then nobody will stop you. Being motivated and ambitious is the way to get stuff moved around here. (whether your working conditions or your salary or your career growth). You cannot expect stuff to happen "just because", you'll have to vouch and fight for it. That's when it happens. 3) Work hard-play hard: Get ready to work hard. You can have long hours sometimes. I see it as a way to learn more but it can get exhausting too.

      5.0
      Nov 8, 2018

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Worked for EF back in the UK then came here to work with the company in China. Very impressed with the organization, and the community of teachers/staff is great too

      Cons

      salary, offset by development opportunities

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