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      EF (Education First)

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      EF (Education First) reviews

      3.4

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (4,611 total reviews)
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      Edward Hult, Ph.D

      61% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

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      EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,611 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 Education industry (3.8 stars).

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      5K reviews
      2.0
      May 15, 2015

      esl teacher

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Nice people to work with, good students with high energy. Pleasant work environment. Coworkers care about providing a quality experience for the students.

      Cons

      As with most educational institutions, a part time job quickly becomes a 60 hour per week endeavor. Hours spent working at home leave teachers working for less than half of minimum wage.

      3.0
      Jan 3, 2015

      A great place to start out your career but beware of being taken advantage of.

      Director level
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Lots of fun perks including free travel (depending on position), fun daily environment and lots of room to move up. It's very hard to get fired or laid off - if you aren't doing well in your job, they generally just move you to another position. Great place to get a start in the corporate world. May not pay well (15-20k under market value) but will give you an inflated title.

      Cons

      Be prepared to be taken advantage of! Long hours, no overtime and very little in terms of "thank you". While they claim to promote a work/life balance, the people who devote their life to the company are the ones who get promoted.

      4.0
      Aug 28, 2014

      Beautiful campus, great colleagues -- but it feels a bit like 'The Circle' ...

      Area manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Being at EF feels like something out of The Circle (Dave Eggers' book): the company strives to create this 'all-inclusive' culture, where you can work, socialize, and spend your free time with EF people ... and doing EF things. Unlike in the book, here this isn't necessarily a bad thing - the people are generally smart, the new office building and surrounding area are seriously beautiful, and the mission of EF is an easy one to get behind... but be prepared to get on the company bus - or get out. You will feel like the company works really hard to support its employees, offer advancement (though there aren't many opportunities - so this is largely lateral) and continuing education, and keep everyone positive. It is an exceptional place to work and going into 'the real world' office culture after EF will probably be a culture shock!

      Cons

      If you are someone who works for the sake of work, or who doesn't share the 'company spirit' (akin to team spirit, high school spirit, cheerleader spirit) - it will be hard to advance and you probably won't be happy there. There is a sort of 'college culture' of drinking and parties, which the lack of a dress code and campus-like offices contribute to, all of which combined may make you feel like you're still an undergrad. The blatant expense of the new building (as well as the tuition fees of the neighboring Hult Business School) stands in stark contrast to the salaries of most employees, and there is pretty high turnover in most departments. The structure of the company is like a bottleneck - very few people are at the top, and there are many entry-level type positions with few advancement opportunities.

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