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      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (1,195 total reviews)
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      Adele Bai

      83% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Senior management

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      English 1 has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,195 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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      5.0
      Nov 17, 2014

      Good company to work for - good people, excellent training, great support

      International teacher
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      Pros

      I've worked for EF for a couple of years now, and I can say that they do do a lot of things well. I still remember when I first arrived in China, and the amount of support I got as a first time teacher, and first time traveler outside of the States. I still do get a lot of support and training, but sometimes the training is a bit too much - especially when your teaching schedule is hectic. The people are what makes the job, for me. There's lots of down to earth people, and I've made friends that I know I''l have for life, even when we all move on.

      Cons

      The teaching schedule can sometimes get a bit hectic, especially in the summer when the students are on holiday from their regular school (so that they all come to our school). The pay could improve somewhat, but you can still save money every month (I still send money back to pay for my student loan, can you believe).

      1.0
      Oct 29, 2014

      Doesn't care enough about it's people.

      Esl teacher
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      Pros

      It's a safe working environment where accommodation is provided, unless you work in Shanghai. You get paid on time and they offer to subside you some of your first pay when you arrive to cover living costs. You will, generally (see below), work with a professional team of double certified teachers (EF will pay for TEFL in some cases and require all teachers to later take a TKT YL exam). They offer additional benefits of a newly launched professional training scheme and opportunities to advance, with stipends for certain certificates in further education in the field of ESL if you are informed (again see below).

      Cons

      Staff generally are treated poorly, which reflects in their high turnover of both foreign and local staff. Local staff are particularly badly treated and not rewarded even though they work much harder than the international staff. Some foreign teachers that they hire shouldn't be training anyone let alone young learners and it is usually the excellent ones who leave very quickly. Most of the job is carried out on the weekends and evenings so if you like to have a good social life dream on. As an organisation it is all about the money they can make as they often cut corners when providing the correct materials a teacher needs including not informing teachers of, or paying for, extra benefits, holiday time or extra certification opportunities.

      5.0
      Oct 29, 2014

      Good benefits, good training, shame about the salary

      International teacher
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      Pros

      There are a lot of benefits to working for EF - the support you get when you arrive in China is fantastic, and the people you work with are great. There is a clear progression if you're ambitious or want to stay in the TEFL business as a career. It is one of the best TEFL companies to teach with in China for these reasons, you hear lots of other teachers in other jobs complaining about aspects of their jobs that just don't affect you.

      Cons

      The salary is probably the biggest issue with EF. It seems that whenever you compare your salary with teachers from other companies, you come out on bottom. You are asked to work hard, and it as one of the leading names in China, it would be nice to be compensated accordingly.

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