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EF (Education First)

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You can't always get what you want - Matching Specialist EF (Education First) Employee Review

3.0
4 Mar 2022
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Pros

The EF community is great! Pre-COVID we had a lot of fun in the office for happy hours, kick offs, and holidays.

Cons

The culture is great but when COVID took that all away, you were left with the harsh realty of the company's overall failures. It felt like the Hult family had one thing in mind when COVID hit- protect themselves and their wealth. Managers were over worked, staff was forced to work major overtime with no relief in site. Sure, it's horrible being a travel based company in a global pandemic but there was more they could have done to care about their employees. Example: it took A YEAR for the Boston office to offer employees the option to pick up their office belongings and offer to borrow an office chair to use while we worked from home- any stipend for home equipment- FORGET IT. Pre-covid when they built the new Hult college campus, EF employees suffered at the hands of the students- mostly wealthy international students. Just another example of putting profit over people. The most obvious failure is how low EF salaries are compared to the same positions in the market. That's a whole other story that I'm sure you're already aware of. Look, if you're a college kid looking for a taste of corporate life, EF may be a place to start. Don't make the mistake of getting too comfortable- this isn't a place to stay for too long.

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EF (Education First) Response
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Thank you for sharing your review. We are happy to hear you enjoy the EF community and the fun we all have together. COVID impacted our industry and organization greatly and we learned a lot about how to navigate a changing work environment and support our team members. We continue to review our compensation structure regularly to ensure we are offering a competitive package within our industry. Thanks again for taking the time to leave us a review. We always want to improve, and your comments are invaluable in helping us do that.

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5.0
4 Feb 2026
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Pros

good community and positive work culture

Cons

pay can be a little low

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EF (Education First) Response
5mo
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the community and positive work culture at EF. The Coop experience is a great way to get to know EF. We appreciate your feedback on pay, and input like yours is helpful as we continue to review our compensation practices.
4.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get to choose your tour and recruit the students you want to bring. The paid chaperone ratio is 6:1, so it is very manageable. The tours are great and the local experts are wonderful.

Cons

Company support is variable. There is high turnover and new consultants are very sales motivated and don't always get the nuances of your school or community group. I have had some WONDERFUL concusltants, but they have always been promoted before I get to work with them again.

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