International Rescue Committee Reviews

Former Employee – worked at International Rescue Committee as an intern for less than a year

Pros – hands-on experience, communal working environment

Cons – none to comment about really.

Advice to Senior Management – n/a

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at International Rescue Committee full-time for more than a year

Pros – smart, dedicated and committed colleagues. Organization values accountability and measures impact. consistent emergency programming and interventions for international operations; focuses on advocacy and lessons learned.

Cons – little career growth because of the size of the organization, tends to be very competitive to be transferred to another department particularly withing international programs/ field posts. they prioritize internal candidates for all positions so hard for an external candidate to get their foot in the door.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at International Rescue Committee as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Humanitarian Issues and concerns dragged me to it.

Cons – Reporting issues created hurdles to achieve targets.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at International Rescue Committee as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Great working environment where everyday we learned, not only

Cons – Need range was so insufficient...

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at International Rescue Committee as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Professionalism, Experience, Healthy work Environment

Cons – Less Job Security, extra attention due to international nature of organization

Advice to Senior Management – To improve HR Policies

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at International Rescue Committee

Pros – - The mission statement and philosophy
- Fellow coworkers
- Well managed organization
- Staff provide direct service to people who need it most

Cons – - It can be emotionally draining to work with clients who have experienced so much suffering in their lives

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at International Rescue Committee

Pros – My coworkers were great and management was very supportive. The organization does work to be proud of.

Cons – The particular department required extensive travel which can get tiring and the scheduling can be erratic and mercurial, more due to the nature of the work than the staff.

Advice to Senior Management – Go back to Cigna.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend