International Baccalaureate Reviews

Current Employee – been working at International Baccalaureate full-time for less than a year

Pros – Values, global organization, offices worlwide

Cons – Salary, management, rewarding, social advantages

Advice to Senior Management – Improve management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at International Baccalaureate

Pros – It looks fine in your resume and it is not a huge load of work.

Cons – It is boring and you will never be promoted.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at International Baccalaureate full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Opportunity to work internationally
Positive and engaged community of students and teachers

Cons – Poor planning for growth has resulted in unreliable and out-dated systems and panic about the future
Lack of effective leadership causes conflicting priorities amongst departments and silo working
Lack of understanding about the challenges the organisation faces from competitors, resulting in poor business decisions on new products and services
Questionable morality of the programme overall - tendency to promote elitist world-view which lacks empathy for those who under-achieve through no fault of their own

Advice to Senior Management – Reflect on the mission and values and deliver your core business first

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

Former Employee – worked at International Baccalaureate full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – International exposure to operations in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
Opportunities to work across global teams
Opportunities to travel

Cons – Salaries are typically lower than the norm in each of the cities it operates in
A four year reorganization continues, resulting in instability and increased departures

Current Employee – been working at International Baccalaureate

Pros – Great community, Good management, good benefits

Cons – Small organization, not a lot of opportunity for growth

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at International Baccalaureate

Pros – You have to believe in the mission, which is primarily about promoting peace through education that aims to raise intercultural awareness and understanding. If you're a supporter of the aims of the UN, then it may be the place for you, as it offers a truly international environment and gains support from new quarters each day.

Cons – Elitist DNA of board members and major donors threatens to overwhelm positive aspects of the mission. Tendency to pay lip service to mission and values is a sad reflection on the vision of the founders.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't get bogged down in management consultancy, focus on the curriculum, the mission and the values and leave the implementation to our schools and supporters.