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    British Council CEO Ciarán Devane
    Ciarán Devane
    147 Ratings
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    1. "GOOD TO GO"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Financial Analyst in Noida
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at British Council full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Perfect work life balance Library Membership Great Trainings

      Cons

      Low growth opportunities. WILL UPDATE LATER

      Advice to Management

      NONE

      British Council2018-11-27

    2. "Overall it's a good experience. However as it's a small unit, growth opportunities are little low"

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      Current Employee - Senior Analyst in Noida
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at British Council full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Rapidly growing year by year

      Cons

      Growth in Finance and Account department is not remarkable

      Advice to Management

      Get the right people at right place. There are so much in-house talent but you not using it wisely

      British Council2019-04-13

    3. "Good if it's your first job there"

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      Former Employee - Operations Executive in Gurgaon, Haryana

      I worked at British Council full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good and supportive team, a lot to learn for a new comer, work here will definitely improve your IT skills.

      Cons

      Lots of overtime work but no overtime payment, less salary and slow growth.

      Advice to Management

      Either stick to the claimed 5*8 = 40 hours or initiate overtime payment process.

      British Council2019-02-08

    4. "Training & Assessments Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Trainer & Assessor in New Delhi

      I have been working at British Council part-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Good branding and reach in English language services

      Cons

      Payment varies across countries and continents

      British Council2018-12-06

    5. "Senior IT INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN MANAGER"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at British Council full-time

      Pros

      Educational Institute Domain of UK

      Cons

      IT is Fully Segmented, so Limited access.

      British Council2018-11-12

    6. "Project Manager"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I worked at British Council full-time

        Pros

        Good working atmosphere - work life balance

        Cons

        Poor salary structure- needs review

        Advice to Management

        None

        British Council2018-10-25
      • Helpful (1)

        "Freelance staff are for use and throw"

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        Current Employee - Invigilator in Bangalore
        Doesn't Recommend
        Negative Outlook

        I have been working at British Council full-time for more than 3 years

        Pros

        Hard to find any pros

        Cons

        Salary is very low. You can't make a living with the salary

        Advice to Management

        Increase the pay scale of freelance staff. Treat them with respect

        British Council2018-11-18

      • "Senior executive"

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        Current Employee - Senior Executive in Noida
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at British Council full-time

        Pros

        Good culture, life balance, management is good

        Cons

        Compensation, employee benefits are decreasing

        Advice to Management

        Dont cut employees benefit will lead to attrition

        British Council2018-10-12
      • Helpful (2)

        "Team Leader - Finance"

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        Former Employee - Team Leader in Greater Noida
        Doesn't Recommend
        Neutral Outlook
        No opinion of CEO

        I worked at British Council full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        1. Excellent working conditions 2. Best in the class compensation 3. Work-Life balance better than the industry

        Cons

        1. Pathetic Leadership (especially at Top) 2. Too much nepotism and favouritism 3. Very orthodox minded organization 4. Too much bureaucracy 5. Highly unstructured Performance Review 6. Management by thumb rule and pressure 7. Employees are largely frustrated 8. Corrupt senior management 9. Very few growth opportunities 10. Senior Leadership do not walk the talk regarding values

        British Council2018-07-17
      • Helpful (1)

        "You Keep Learning"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at British Council full-time

        Pros

        great work environment great colleagues You will be mentored Best Training for employee development

        Cons

        Pays Less from Industry standards

        British Council2018-05-01
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