Does World Bank Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Bank Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Bank Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Bank Group?

83% of World Bank Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Bank Group 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Bank Group?

Consultant (728) , Short-term Consultant (STC) (366) , Analyst (138) , Investment Analyst (109) , Intern (82) , Economist (78) , Investment Officer (68) , Senior Consultant (61) , Operations Officer (48) , Program Assistant (48) , Extended Term Consultant (44) , Operations Analyst (40) , Senior Economist (34) , Short-term Consultant (34) , Specialist (31)

What are the pros of working at World Bank Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great colleagues with projects require a dedicated focus" ((in 249 reviews)); "People in operational positions (working in a region or sector) are for the most part talented and smart." ((in 249 reviews)); "Good benefits and intellectually stimulating" ((in 220 reviews)); "Good remuneration and work/life balance" ((in 174 reviews)); "good salary and competitive globally" ((in 168 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Bank Group according to real employee reviews?

"1. Poor management across different verticals" ((in 97 reviews)); "IT managers are bad." ((in 63 reviews)); "No job security as a consultant and you are forced to worry every few months about the next job." ((in 59 reviews)); "Long hours and little to none work" ((in 37 reviews)); "Too much internal politics like any huge organization." ((in 30 reviews))

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World Bank Group reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,934 total reviews)

Ajay Banga

83% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

World Bank Group has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,934 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The World Bank Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Mar 2, 2014

Wish I had not wasted all these years...

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience to place on resume

Cons

Expected to work very long hours, permanent staff rely on consultants and temps to do their work and then will take credit for it, a lot of very unprofessional and arrogant staff at all levels, hard to trust your colleagues, fearful and passive/aggressive work environment

4.0

Feb 11, 2014

Just filling this out because I have to

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting work in interesting places

Cons

No benefits and little job security

3.0

Feb 10, 2014

Experience depends on your team

Extended term consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure to international development issues, very smart people, a lot of learning events

Cons

Hierarchical, bureaucratic difficult to get exposure. Experience depends a lot on your team leader, if she/he is the bureaucratic type...good luck.

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