Description If you can say it, SIL International likely has a symbol for it. The organization studies, translates, and documents more than 1,900 lesser-known world languages, primarily focusing on unwritten languages and adding sounds to the international phonetic alphabet. SIL International also develops community-based literacy programs and translates a variety of literary works into local languages. The organization began as a small summer linguistics training program founded in 1934 and has grown to include staff members from more than 70 different countries.
SIL International has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SIL International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).
Overall, 93% of employees would recommend working at SIL International to a friend. This is based on 31 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
50% of job seekers rate their interview experience at SIL International as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at SIL International.