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      American Institute For Foreign Study

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      4.1

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (89 total reviews)
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      John ’’Jack’’ Burg

      70% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      American Institute For Foreign Study has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Institute For Foreign Study employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      89 reviews
      3.0
      Sep 19, 2016

      No room for growth or opportunity

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Some great people. Lots of snow days off. Lots of holidays off. Good Benefits.

      Cons

      Major favoritism by execs who have been here forever. No opportunity to advance. Poor communication to staff.

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      American Institute For Foreign Study Response
      9y
      Thank you for your feedback. As you may be aware, our turnover is very low which means that many employees have been here for a long period of time. This results in a lack of upward mobility. However, most of our management team have moved up the ranks throughout the years. AIFS values all of their employees and we encourage everyone to provide ideas and feedback. As you know we have an open door policy, feel free to stop by just to chat. Thank you for your service!
      4.0
      Sep 14, 2016

      One of the better companies I have worked for

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Positive atmosphere, open to innovation, CEO cares about the well-being of employees, social committee does a good job celebrating special events, people are generally able to help out each other, pretty good workplace morale.

      Cons

      Several very good benefits but since the salaries provided by AIFS are average for this area (Fairfield County), it would be great if the company could amp up the benefits even more. Maybe provide a set of days that employees can use to work from home, better discounts for child care, more vacation days, student loan contribution programs, etc.

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      American Institute For Foreign Study Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. At AIFS we provide a comprehensive benefits package but we are always open to new ideas and suggestions. We are always exploring new options to enhance our benefits package. Thank you for your service at AIFS.
      4.0
      Sep 9, 2016

      AIFS - A great place to work

      Senior operations coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Wonderful people who share similar ideals. Fun work environment. Pretty good benefits. International travel opportunities. Mostly open door policy when it comes to management.

      Cons

      Not much room for growth. In terms of benefits, they are great, but as a company who prides itself on offering some of the best packages to its employees, they could be even better... keeping up with or ahead of trends, i.e. longer maternity and paternity leave, more flexible work from home opportunities, a bit more paid time off.

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      American Institute For Foreign Study Response
      9y
      Thank you for your feedback. As you may be aware, our turnover is very low which means that many employees have been here for a long period of time. This results in a lack of upward mobility. However, most of our management team have moved up the ranks throughout the years. We are always exploring new options on improving our benefits package. Thank you for your service at AIFS.
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