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EF (Education First)

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Very challenge work environment but networking compare with the other company, slightly simply and go straight forward. - Senior Consultant EF (Education First) Employee Review

4.0
Jan 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

1.proper training(have training structure, as new bird join the company, can learn a lots from begginer level to advance), career development prospect(typical U.S style, motive staff with visionable goals), team work, less networking deal with internal staff (that's more focus on work itself) and management. 2.pay on time, good insurance and staff welfare

Cons

1.Work time table was tough, from 10:00 - 22:00. Sometime you need stay back around 23:00 is quite common. 2.Not allow have long annual leave, for example, if you are take the senior consultant job, your family member have emergency, you have to apply for MC, you might need to consider quite the job or either keep your job but not the same position. 3.If it is marry lady, i don't think can balance the family and job quite well. Unless you are not at the sales position.

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5.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fun place to work at. Lots of opportunities especially early on in a career.

Cons

Sometimes salary is not as competitive as other places in Boston area.

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EF (Education First) Response
2mo
Well this is what it's all about! Early career opportunities while having fun along the way is a big part of what we hope people experience working at EF, and we are happy to hear this in your reflection. Thank you for sharing your note on compensation as well. We review our compensation packages regularly to make sure they align with our industry standards, and we appreciate your perspective on that.
1.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Well structured, comprehensive formal training. Perks and benefits

Cons

Once training is done, you’re pretty much on your own to figure things out. The weekly meetings with your manager end. You spend all day on the phones and there’s not a whole lot of interaction or collaboration going on in the office or across your team. At the end of the day it is a job and the perks and benefits are nice (travel). It just seemed social interaction of any kind, even to ask questions, was discouraged and in fact was viewed as distracting. The cold calling just gets to be tiring after a while, making it hard to stay at the job for longer than 1-2 years. Good entry level sales job, though.

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EF (Education First) Response
1d
Thank you for sharing this reflection on your time as a Tour Consultant in Boston. We're glad the training and benefits were highlights, though we believe strong onboarding is just the beginning when it comes to manager availability and team collaboration. We appreciate you sharing that it didn't carry through in the way it should have. Please don't hesitate to reach out to hr.us@ef.com if you'd like to share more. We wish you the best in what comes next.
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