DON'T DO IT - Recruiter Aerotek Employee Review

1.0
14 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Learned a lot and was able to carry some of those qualities with me to my new job. Gave me some work ethic

Cons

If you want to work 50+ hour a weeks with basically no reward then this is the place for you. They are all about culture when in reality its just a big mosh pit of emotions and gossip. You have 20 something years olds managing 20 something year olds. It just doesn't work well. They push and push sales but when the sales people aren't doing well they are mad at the recruiters for not getting jobs filled when in reality there aren't realistic jobs to fill. There is a lot of favoritism in this field. Yes it is a performance based job but it was much more than that. If you weren't drinking the kool-aid you weren't really knowledge no matter how well you were doing. Forget it if you aren't doing well. You will be out of there in 60-90 days if you aren't performing. They also try and grab you with the happy hours and work events they put on every couple of weeks. When in reality some of us have families and things after work we like to do. We spend 75% of lives at work and then you are looked down on if you don't want to go out and get to know your coworkers on a different level. ITS INSANE! DON'T DO IT! I was more stressed and carried work related stuff home that it put a strain on my relationships. I then wasn't home long enough to fix things. I am also only 25 years old. I shouldn't be unhappy in a work environment at 25 years old. Don't do it unless you want to be a sales person/work 50+ hours a week and not really rewarded for your work.

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Pros

Performance based culture. You get out what you put in. High earning potential

Cons

Work life balance Long hours

5.0
30 Oct 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, great training, great entry level opportunity to get into recruiting and sales. If you are successful you will make more here than about anywhere else. Performing Recruiters are making $55k-$75k. Great Recruiters are making $100k+. Every large office has salespeople making $200k-$400k. Culture is 100% committed and generally cool type-A's you would want to have a beer with. The skills, drive, and sense of urgency you learn at Aerotek serve you well anywhere you may go later.

Cons

If you are just looking for a low-commitment 8-5 job while posting on social media about where you are partying that night...you will not like Aerotek. Success requires an all in approach both in work ethic and active support of the culture. That is not for everyone. There are Political Science grads 3 years out of college making $200k+, but there is a price to be paid. All the tough work comes first. If you are not up for the level of work and commitment, Aerotek is not for you. If you are, none of this is really a "con" As far a real cons go, the benefits are only OK, and finding work/life balance is pretty difficult.

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