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    3.5
    66%
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    64%
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    British Council CEO Ciarán Devane
    Ciarán Devane
    183 Ratings
    Pros
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    • "Very low salary, not flexible thinking within the management team" (in 23 reviews)

    • "Management needs to address issues related to employee work life balance" (in 21 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Visa support assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Visa Support Assistant in Chennai
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at British Council full-time

      Pros

      It’s a great pleasure to work in a reputed company like BC with high standards. My goal is to achieve a Respectful position.

      Cons

      Your work quickly becomes your life.

      British Council2019-10-22

    2. "One of the best employers"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at British Council full-time

      Pros

      Job atmosphere, work life balance, equality and diversity, health benefits, environment friendliness, job security

      Cons

      Salary could be better compared to the brand value

      Advice to Management

      No advice

      British Council2019-10-19
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    3. "Library Assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Library Assistant in Ahmedabad
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at British Council full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      creative, supportive, good work life balance

      Cons

      not much prospect for growth

      British Council2019-10-11

    4. "Assistant manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Noida

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

      Pros

      Flexibility , shift timings, work life balance, leaves

      Cons

      Salary, growths, not good crowd, very remote

      British Council2019-08-03

    5. "Good company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Invigilator in Pune
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Free lunch , travel

      Cons

      Long hours of standing job from morning 10 to evening 5

      British Council2019-07-21

    6. "Great Company to Start Your Career"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Marketing Manager in New Delhi
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at British Council full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great people to work with. Very diverse and multi-cultural. If you are looking for work life balance along with great benefits of being in a diplomatic organization, this is the place. You learn a lot in short span of time since teams are usually small and handle a lot of responsibilities.

      Cons

      Lack of forward thinking mentality. Especially in certain business functions where the world outside has really advanced in technology, strategies and analytics. Council is slow to adapt in that sense. If you want to gain expertise in certain functions and grow to align with changing marketplace needs, this company is not the place to be in.

      Advice to Management

      Adapt with changing business environment and be open to new technologies or business processes.

      British Council2019-07-09

    7. "Not recommended"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at British Council full-time

      Pros

      Work life balance Easy work Young environment

      Cons

      No knowledge Monotonous work No learning

      British Council2019-07-23

    8. "Ok"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at British Council part-time

      Pros

      Secure contract (in some locations)

      Cons

      Negative work environment and unbalanced work loads

      British Council2019-07-22

    9. "NA"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at British Council full-time

      Pros

      Good environment, Nice appraisal

      Cons

      Internal management conflict, internal management politics,

      British Council2019-07-16

    10. "OK Company to work"

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      Former Employee - IT Technical Analyst in Noida
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at British Council full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Got lot to learn as you have open hand to experiment on the servers

      Cons

      management is not up-to the mark.

      British Council2019-06-07
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