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Great start, lots of promises, no focus on results on value add - Director World Economic Forum Employee Review

1.0
11 Jun 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- travelling - meeting real world leaders - smart colleagues and learning opportunities - exposure to a wide array of issues - access to people while at the Forum - great brand name on your CV

Cons

- totally unprofessional management: everything revolves around huge egos of senior management, who knows who and there is no transparency around strategy, decisions or roles - senior management consists of faithful soldiers ( people who have been there forever but have no real competency to be in the role) and a few visiting "stars" who quickly leave when they see what it really is about inside the house - hire hugely overqualified people to do simple administrative tasks - unclear strategy and objectives - lacks focus - culture of fear : everybody is worried all the time because there is no clear strategy or objectives, and you can be fired overnight for most random reasons

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5.0
9 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

This organization is constantly evolving but I think generally in the right direction. Great place for those who strive in unstructured environments.

Cons

Hours can be long and you have to enjoy travel.

3.0
5 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great exposure to ideas, good broad experience that can be applied to other jobs

Cons

Lots of infighting at the top, leaks down to lower levels. The Forum makes poor hiring decisions and teams suffer.

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