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Updated May 22, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Poor management, overworked caseworkers do not have time to properly train their interns" (in 34 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Diverse workplace No discriminations Excellent place to begin processional career in international development
Cons
Massive workload low salary Repetitive work Limited growth opportunities
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great people and colleagues to work with.
Cons
Lack of diversity in leadership and very difficult to make changes.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Highly skilled staff , great leadership
Cons
Poor middle management , staff burn out
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Beautiful People -collaborative environment, alot of skills you'll hone in on
Cons
Pay is low for amount of work
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Excellent vacation time (20 days paid plus sick leave and paid federal holidays)
Cons
Room for growth- additional positions
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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* Staff w/ diverse backgrounds * Love for different cultures * Personal development encouraged
Cons
* Pay & raises don't really allow much room for negotiation * This is not explicitly said, and is my opinion only-- but some people that have been there for YEARS haven't really been promoted and have only been granted a title change with something of a raise only to watch people more junior at the organization advance and quickly become managers within their field. Not sure if this is due to lack of personal ambitions or org politics and being averse to certain work styles, but it is something to be aware of. And yes-- the majority of these individuals that haven't advanced are POC.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Amazing mission and fantastically smart staff.
Cons
Leadership does not fund the initiatives it claims to value in the strategy. It a sold employees to constantly add to their responsibilities without considering what to remove from their plate.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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lots of career growth opportunities
Cons
a lot of calls / meetings
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Good cause supporting people from all over the world.
Cons
Hard time attracting and keeping talent because they don't have a large budget or much room for growth
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Intellectually stimulating, mission driven, great small-team culture, travel opportunities
Cons
Hierarchies can stagnate growth opportunities; lack of work life balance
International Rescue Committee Reviews FAQs
International Rescue Committee has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,298 reviews left anonymously by employees. 69% of employees would recommend working at International Rescue Committee to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
69% of International Rescue Committee employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated International Rescue Committee 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at International Rescue Committee to be culture, benefits, career development and the cons to be senior leadership, management, compensation.
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