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    EF Education First CEO Dr. Edward Hult
    Dr. Edward Hult
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    1. Featured Review
      Helpful (4)

      "Inspiring mission, incredible opportunities to see the world while developing your skills"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Director in Cambridge, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EF Education First full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      - Everything we do at EF is about helping people build bridges across borders and cultures, spark mutual understanding, and create new opportunities. It's a mission that feels incredibly relevant right now. - Travel opportunities: I spent more than 3 months traveling abroad last year to some of the most amazing places including Spain, Sweden, UK, France, and Germany. Everyone travels once a year, most travel far more...

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      Cons

      - EF isn't for everyone; and in particular, folks who are looking for lots of structure and a clear path to promotion on an annual or semi-annual basis. People who aren't a good EF fit probably won't be happy here.

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up! Staff events and professional development opportunities were fantastic in 2018. Not surprising that EF consistently ranks in the top 2 on the Globe's Top Places to Work list.

      EF Education First Response

      January 14, 2019 – Senior Director of People Operations

      Thank you for this feedback! Our mission, people, professional development and benefits and perks are the most common things our staff refer to when they talk about why they love working here. I love that you saw so much of the world last year. I hope 2019 brings more amazing opportunities ...

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    2. Helpful (1)

      "Great experience"

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      Former Employee - Teacher in Cambridge, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at EF Education First part-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      flexible schedule, great and understanding management

      Cons

      takes time for pay to increase to the maximum which I think is $14.30/hour

      EF Education First Response

      March 5, 2019 – Engagement and Retention Specialist

      Thanks very much for sharing your constructive thoughts on working with EF online. We’re happy to hear that the job offered you flexibility and strong management to support. Understandably higher payments would be welcomed, but EF does comply with regional laws. Thanks again for your ...

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    3. "Great Company Culture!"

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      Former Employee - Tour Consultant 
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at EF Education First full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      high engery and amazing company culture!

      Cons

      A lot of recent grad hires can often make it feel like college mmore than your office

    4. "Great organization!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EF Education First full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      Fantastic office culture - the people are excited to be here, hard working and extremely friendly. There are so many professional development opportunities and events orchestrated by EF. They truly care about their employee's. The benefits and perks that EF has available range from free fitness classes, insurance, travel and more!

      Cons

      Salary is a bit lower

    5. "Hard work"

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      Former Employee - Sales Support in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at EF Education First full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good place to get money for couple of months

      Cons

      Too much time on work

      Advice to Management

      Be patient to your workers

    6. "Great place to work!"

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      Current Employee - Online English Teacher 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at EF Education First part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Super flexible especially for people who want to travel or for stay at home moms.

      Cons

      Only get paid once a month

      EF Education First Response

      March 5, 2019 – Engagement and Retention Specialist

      Thank you very much for taking the time so share your experience with teaching online with EF. We’re happy to hear that the job offers you good flexibility, and understand that it can take some adjustment to get paid monthly as opposed to weekly or bi-monthly. We hope that you continue ...

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    7. "Resident Assistant EF Boston School"

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      Current Employee - Resident Assistant in Boston, MA

      I have been working at EF Education First part-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      Great students, fun atmosphere, nice perks with housing and doing events in the city

      Cons

      Some mild chaos that is expected with a residential job with students

      EF Education First Response

      February 28, 2019 – Senior Director of People Operations

      Thanks for this review -- it's great to hear you're enjoying this fun and fast-paced role! - Mike Kaufman, Sr. Director of People Operations

    8. "Great Experience!"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at EF Education First full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Great place to start a career and learn the basics - lots of young people and travel opportunities

      Cons

      Pay does not match cost of living in Boston - no guidance for those in middle management - high turnover

      EF Education First Response

      February 22, 2019 – Senior Director of People Operations

      Thank you for your feedback. I’m happy to hear you learned a lot and got to see the world with us. We promote staff into management roles early in their careers because we believe they can meet their teams’ high expectations of them. But we’ve also heard feedback that managers ...

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    9. "Good start to your career"

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      Former Employee - Activity Director 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at EF Education First full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Great way to build job experience, especially right out of college. People who have worked at EF can do ANYTHING after. Medical benefits are the best I've ever heard of.

      Cons

      Low pay. Overworked hours. EMERGENCY PHONE. (Make sure you get a clear picture on how this is handled at your location).

    10. "Great to get experience, not to make a career"

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      Former Employee - Teacher in Tarrytown, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at EF Education First full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Great coworkers and the school itself is beautiful and classrooms are great.

      Cons

      Salary is not good. The way the company make your schedule is in order for teachers to never get 40 hours of work. The benefits (vacations and sick days) are horrible. There is zero opportunity to grow in the company and you will never ever get a raise.

      Advice to Management

      Give your hardworking team of teacher a yearly raise and better salary.

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