World Bank Group reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,936 total reviews)

Ajay Banga

84% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

World Bank Group has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,936 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The World Bank Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financeiro industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Oct 1, 2017
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

international, colleagues, constant learning and training possibilities, great mission, innovative thinking

Cons

bureaucratic and slow to make decisions, they have a take-it-or-leave-it attitude with consultants, have had work and ideas taken by staff

4.0
Sep 6, 2017

Great people and mission

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great mix of people from all over the world with a common mission - to help improve the lives of others. Interesting projects, incredible global reach.

Cons

Travel: this can get absolutely exhausting and be taxing on health/family life! Bureaucracy: it takes a lot to get things done, partly because of risk aversion/a culture of not wanting to take calls on difficult decisions, but also just because its a 13,000 strong behemoth with operations all over the world. Politics: Getting promoted isn't just about merit - a lot of internal politicking, which isn't fun if you are not that way inclined. Pay: Less than private sector (especially if you come from a finance, legal type background). The benefits are great (if you are staff - terrible/non-existent if you are a consultant), but they have been whittling down the benefits package over time, so if you joined recently, its not as great as if you joined say 10 years ago.

3.0
Jul 5, 2017
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast pace environment, with global mobility and good opportunities to learn

Cons

Shifting from admin positions to operational duties takes extremely long. Career growth is very slow

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