IOM Reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(975 total reviews)
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Amy Pope

64% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

IOM has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 975 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IOM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
11 Mar 2025

This is no longer the IOM that we know from the past

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Pros

The work culture is amazing and the people you work with are family

Cons

The new HQ Management care more about pushing agendas, a strong image, and making a name for themselves, rather than actually continuing the good work of IOM has done for over 50 years. They are willing to undo decades of hard work from the people before them such as transitioning to a wholly new and untested system, in such as short amount of time. Worse still, they are willing to let go of tenured local staff and local staff crucial to the functions of IOM, all while choosing to keep hiring Directors and other overpaid Senior Managers who do nothing but make the company look diverse and inclusive to a fault. Diversity and inclusion is a wonderful thing, by nature IOM has always been just that. But calling it diversity and inclusivity when all it actually is NEPOTISM is just outrageous. And worst of all, management did not prepare for troubling times brought about by the US election when the writing was made clear on the wall years prior. During the leadup to the new US Administration, the IOM HQ Management did nothing to address the possible effects as they were too busy making themselves look good and too busy playing politics.

3.0
12 Jul 2022

Lesser known UN agency

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Pros

UN agency Respected actor in migration matters Projectised nature means it can be quite agile in responding to pressing issues There are some brilliant people to work with

Cons

Mediocre bosses that don’t get fired Can be bureaucratic and old fashioned Political internal environment Can be a discouraging place to work

4.0
31 Jul 2020

Great organization

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Pros

Supportive workplace; provides room for personal development; good benefits especially for those with family

Cons

An international staff has more comprehensive health insurance coverage compared to a local staff counterpart (e.g. international staff as well as local staff from Geneva can be covered by the health insurance should they get into an accident when visiting another country even on a personal trip)

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