EF Education First Reviews
Updated 20 Oct 2019
"Great work environment where workers are really valued" (in 151 reviews)
"Free travel opportunities (get to go on the tours they sell for free, either once a year or every other year depending on your position)" (in 84 reviews)
"Depending on your role, expect to work long hours during "busy season"" (in 100 reviews)
"Low salary especially in city like shanghai" (in 86 reviews)
"Teaching Assistance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First part-time
Pros
Teachers are all very nice and considerate. CAN LEARN a lot of teaching methods in the class from being assistance
Cons
the salary is a bit low
EF Education First2019-10-07"Low Cost Business Model"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time for less than a year
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Use of resources are very good
Cons
Long hours, customer concern over staff concern, profit before welfare
Advice to Management
Change of culture and morale needed
EF Education First2019-07-23"Lovely place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time
Pros
Comfortable working environment Lovely coworkers Weekly pay Pay isn’t bad
Cons
Long hours Have to work some weekends
EF Education First2019-05-14"Homestay Recruiter"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at EF Education First part-time for less than a year
Pros
Great staff to work with very very good location no lifts which means good cardio options
Cons
Bad pay very bad pay
Advice to Management
Increase the pay please thanks
EF Education First2019-05-05"Good fun but low pay"
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I have been working at EF Education First full-time
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Good fun and great colleagues
Cons
Salary is below market
EF Education First2019-03-07"Hourly wage, a lot of paperwork without pay, good atmosphere, fun place to work"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at EF Education First full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Good atmosphere - Fun place to work - I like my bosses - Media in most rooms - Room for progress - Exciting working environment - Development workshops
Cons
- Low salary - Contract hours are bad - No sick leave - Feel overworked - Too much paperwork - Must do a lot of work for free i.e. correcting tests, correcting homework, writing lesson plans for every lesson - Some rooms do not have a media
Advice to Management
- Please pay us more, we can't afford health insurance or rent - We feel overworked and underappreciated. Please pay us for non-teaching hours. - Please give us sick pay
EF Education First2019-03-06"Activity Leader"
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I worked at EF Education First full-time for less than a year
Pros
Fun, active summer job, decent salary
Cons
little time off, stressful at times
EF Education First2018-08-02"Group Leader"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time for less than a year
Pros
Very good and friendly staff
Cons
Long hours, lots of responsabilities
EF Education First2018-07-17- Helpful (2)
"Exhausting, Exploitative and Problematic"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at EF Education First full-time for less than a year
Pros
Diverse group of colleagues who you can genuinely laugh with about how disgraceful the organisation is. Made some amazing friends in the process of working in EF
Cons
Higher management have no respect for any of their staff and treat them with a "you're replaceable" attitude. When it comes to replacing staff they take months to do so and expect the junior staff members to take on the responsibilities of the managerial positions with no extra pay or help. Higher management has no leadership or management skills. For some reason, there's a divide between the teachers and the... general staff and that can be very awkward. Pay is extremely low. You are basically on minimum wage, which is only made worse by the fact that you are expected to stay back for hours after work. On top of that, every five weeks you are expected to take an emergency phone for a week. This phone rings NON STOP in the summer, and is still very annoying in winter. You are basically working 24/7 when you have this phone. Higher management also avoids taking the phone, trying to pawn it off on junior staff members. Also the emergency phone is never mentioned at the hiring process. Just a very unpleasant place to work for. Don't be fooled by their good marketing. They don't hire young people to advance and utilize their skills. They hire young people to drain them off energy.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Respect staff's hard work and give them proper breaks and time off. Hire a separate staff member to man your nightmare emergency phone. That should be a job on it's own. Or at least pay your staff extra to take it home. Also, please make sure your higher management is competent and capable.
EF Education First2018-07-30 "Good place to start, no incentive to stay"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at EF Education First part-time for less than a year
Pros
Supportive staff, good place to learn
Cons
Terrible pay - even worse than industry standard, no pay rise or bonuses, very poorly organised.
Advice to Management
Pay teachers a living wage, hire more admin staff
EF Education First2018-06-26
EF Education First Response
October 14, 2019 – Direector, Global Recruitment & Development
HIi. Thank you for taking the time sending us your feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve and your input is very helpful. Many thanks.