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    3.9
    83%
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    83%
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    BBC Director-General Tony Hall
    Tony Hall
    349 Ratings
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    1. "Software Engineer"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      • Push to use very Latest Technology • Forward-thinking technically • Very cool and interesting projects, used by millions of people • Focus on quality and doing things well. Main reason I came here. • Professional, supportive colleagues and team lead • Pension • Good salary for the public sector • Social • Leadership are approachable • Ability to learn new technology

      Cons

      • Can be slow • A few egos • Some poor managers and team leads about - choose your team wisely • Promotions are hard to obtain. But is becoming more transparent. • Can be difficult to get your first interview. Have to be persistent and raise your game. Competitive. Hiring process isn’t very clear.

      Advice to Management

      Lots of good. Please try and ensure team dynamics are constructive, supportive and friendly and bullying is not tolerated. Try to improve your hiring process’ transparency. Candidates apply and never hear back. Ensure it’s robust and honest. Aspire for one week feedback to candidate. Keep pushing to recruit more women into Software Engineering.

      BBC2020-01-18

    2. "Lots of opportunities"

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      Former Employee - Team Assistant in Glasgow, Scotland
      Recommends

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      I had a really supportive manager, who allowed me to explore a lot of different departments within the BBC. I gained experience in varied roles and tasks that has been beneficial to my self and career development

      Cons

      Some interview processes are not well fit for disabled applicants - for example, i declare hard of hearing and have been to/invited to numerous group interviews. It's hard to be confident and excel in this environment with such a disability.

      BBC2020-01-19
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    3. "Flexibility"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Flexible working is greatly allowed

      Cons

      Pace is slow Old habits are prominent

      Advice to Management

      Encourage new ideas and new employees

      BBC2020-01-14

    4. "Really good place to work at"

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      Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in London, England

      I have been working at BBC full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Enjoy working here Good perks Decent salary Smart people Decent work life balance

      Cons

      Occasional politics Middle management can be occasionally obtuse

      BBC2020-01-15

    5. "Good place to work"

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      Former Employee - Marketing Manager in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great people, good facilities and good work life balance

      Cons

      too much red tape at times

      BBC2020-01-14

    6. "Good"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Construction Inspection Manager 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Lots of opportunity to go on attachments

      Cons

      Not great pay and unclear how pay progresses

      BBC2020-01-14

    7. "Fast Paced, Passionate and Purposeful Organisation with great"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Head of Digital in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Great people, incredibly creative and high-quality output - high engergy. Can make your mark.

      Cons

      Highly internally political environment at senior levels, projects are slow to get started

      Advice to Management

      prioritise the load better.

      BBC2020-01-13

    8. "Good company if not a little management heavy"

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      Current Employee - Junior Software Engineer in Salford, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Lots if training and opportunities to move around the company

      Cons

      Hard to make changes due to size of the company

      BBC2020-01-06

    9. "COMPLEX"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - BBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Huge audience with lots of platforms to promote stories

      Cons

      A place for the idle to thrive

      Advice to Management

      A good manager knows how their staff are feeling.

      BBC2020-01-16

    10. "Senior Offline and Online Editor"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Picture Editor in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      The perfection in all ways

      Cons

      Restrictions in the variety of programs

      BBC2019-12-31
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