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      CERN Reviews

      4.4

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (856 total reviews)
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      Fabiola Gianotti

      91% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Culture and values

      4.5

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      CERN has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 856 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CERN employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      856 reviews
      5.0
      Jul 10, 2017

      Ph.D. student

      Ph d student
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Working with people around the world, very diverse projects, learning diverse tools, ...

      Cons

      The buildings suck, expensive and bad food served, way too far from downtown

      4.0
      Oct 20, 2016

      An amazing place for research

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Very stimulating environment to work. You can come into contact with extremely intelligent people.

      Cons

      Very low salary, since there is no real status for interns which is supposed to give you a salary, only a "living stipend".

      5.0
      Sep 22, 2015

      Researcher

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good work and life balance

      Cons

      sometimes very crowded in summer!

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