Working at EF this summer looked like.... 🪩 groovy office parties 👋 welcoming students to our EF Language Abroad international language campuses 👩💻 summer internships 🏳️🌈 pride parades 💡 supporting the EF Educational Tours Global Leadership Summit 🚴🚴♀️ cheering on EF Pro Cycling at the Tour de France ✈️ experiencing our products first-hand through staff tours and familiarization trips 🌎 helping travelers to explore the world ☀️ and, of course, enjoying the extra sunshine at our offices
EF careers are different. Amanda started at EF thinking she’d only be here for a week for a winter internship. Fast forward almost 15 years and four different offices, Amanda is Senior Director of Sales for EF Educational Tours.
EF careers are different. Meet Jon, Program Director for EF High School Exchange Year who started working as an intern in 2008, and now has had a career which has sent him to visit 26 countries and counting. His secret to success? “I have fun at work. I’ve laughed every single day in the last 16 years at EF. And I think it’s important that we find humor in what we do and find friendship in the people that we spend so much time with every single day.” On how to grow a career at EF? “If you are interested in a different team or a different area of the business, there is always an opportunity to shadow and talk to people and get projects in that field to understand how things work. Saying yes at EF can get you very far. It can get you to a new country and open doors to really amazing new friendships.” Jon’s EF Journey: ➡️ 2008: Summer intern in Boston while studying at Bates College ➡️Operations Coordinator in Boston ➡️2011: Travel Support team in Boston ➡️2015: Started a new International Admissions team in Berlin ➡️2018: Moved to London and now working as Program Director
The team at Efekta Education (an EF company) have just rolled out our AI-powered English learning tools to over 4 million students across Brazil, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Rwanda. This marks the largest AI tutoring deployment in the world and we’re incredibly proud of what it means for the future of education. Here’s what we’ve launched: ↘ Addi – our AI tutor that personalizes learning, pinpoints student weaknesses and provides real-time support. ↘ Classroom AI – a smart assistant for teachers that automates admin and highlights students who need extra help. Watch product video here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMiRDdVM-02/
Ben Healy's message to EF staff after winning the yellow jersey at the Tour de France
Celebrating our LGBTQ+ community—this June and every month ❤️ Colleagues in Thailand celebrating at the Bangkok Pride Parade 🧡 Our EF London office's karaoke night 💛 A Pride-themed bookclub with the EF Toronto office 💚 Our North American headquarters marching in the Boston Pride for the People parade 💙 More fun from Bangkok Pride 💜 EF Denver (including LGBTQ+ @ EF co-captain, Peter!) celebrating together 🖤 Our Zürich office marching in their local Pride parade 🤎 Colleagues shared what Pride means to them in London 🩵 Our EF Panama office with a booth at Panama Pride 🩷 Even rain can't stop our pride in Boston! 🤍 Colleagues from Zürich posing as the parade marches past our global headquarters
This Earth Day, the theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ reminds us that we all have a role to play in shaping a sustainable future. And when it comes to tackling climate change, few things are as powerful as forests. That’s why we’re proud to support WeForest in restoring forests and powering sustainable change. Over the next five years, we aim to regenerate 1,500 hectares of land (roughly the size of 2,100 football fields), fostering the growth of over three million native trees in the Mahale Mountains in Tanzania. Local farmers and other community members from 15 villages will be trained in agroforestry, integrating trees into farming systems.
In honor of International Day of Happiness, we asked our senior leaders "What has kept you excited to come to work every day?" Spoiler alert, they all had the same thing to say.
At EF Education First we strive to be a workplace built on shared values, incredible people, and a commitment to our mission: opening the world through education. That’s why we are excited to share that Forbes ranked us among the 2024 World’s Best Employers and World’s Top Companies for Women! Forbes partnered with Statista to survey over 400,000 employees across over 50 countries about what makes a workplace exceptional— factors like talent development, workplace culture, and percentage of women in leadership. EF has a presence in over 100 cities and has over 52,000 team members, but there are certain qualities about working at EF that are felt no matter where you are in the world. So, what key qualities make EF one of the best places to work? Read on to find out!
EF Education First turns 60 this year! As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, here is the story of where we began, how we grew, and what we do now as part of our mission of opening the world through education. Watch to learn more about what EF is all about.
