Aerotek reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,470 total reviews)

Tom Kelly

78% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Aerotek has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 6,470 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aerotek employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Jan 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good people to work for and good stepping stone for a better opportunity. I got a close friend out of it. (She is no longer their) and got some good training.

Cons

After working for Aerotek for 4 years it was time for a move.The turn over is huge ,in the 4 years that I worked their over 30 people left or got fired. (The office consisted of 40ish employees. ) The company advertises the opportunity for advancements and opportunity to make money but in reality it's takes almost 2 years to get promoted to an account manager and out of all the account managers 1 or 2 account managers are making over the 6 figures that they advertise. During my time their I was a top performing recruiter and ranked top 5 within the region. With that being said my salary with commission was 80k. Unfortunately the long 60 hours weeks, high quota , and turn over made me realize that a 65k corporate recruiter is way more comforting then working for Aerotek. Don't get me wrong the company trains you very well but aside from that this company is a good stepping stone for something better. I would avoid working for them. Aerotek is known as the McDonalds of the staffing industry. They are a big company but lack the respect for their employees and customer service for their clients and contractors. Aerotek still has yet to win a "Best of Staffing Award".

2.0
Sep 23, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow recruiters and SOME account managers are great to work with. They will teach you a strong work ethic and proper business etiquette. They challenge you to be the one who controls your destiny and what you want to do with your career and grow within the company.

Cons

-Work life balance is terrible, if you leave before 5:30 you will be scored and talked about behind your back. You can barely even ask off for vacation because if you stay out too long it will be talked about by management, you will lose business/commission due to so many different factors that could occur while you are away. -Mentally it is draining. Staffing is significantly tougher right now and you will be under pressure to fill positions quickly. You never feel like you have a full sense of accomplishment. -"Blame the recruiters" Business in staffing is slowing because there are lots of companies hiring but few candidates available now so Account Managers try to say they are doing their job and the recruiters are failing to fill the positions. This means the recruiters suck or need to work longer. You will also find at times that Account Managers did not properly get the information for the job and you are stuck in limbo recruiting for something you do not understand. And then once you find the candidate, you find out the company does not want to hire anymore or filled it themselves, i.e. the account manager did not do their job. But the recruiter will be blamed for not filling the position fast enough. -Favorites. It is a sales environment, you must separate yourself but they still like the people who waste their lives staying at the office until 8pm or have the highest commission more than you. -They always say they are "growing" when really they are backfilling people who are quitting. -They reguarly have to have recruitier 101 meetings to try to keep people motivated or teach them why aerotek is the perfect company for you because they realize working there can get old real quick. -Candidates are terrible to deal with, very high maintenance and you are always the one to be blamed for their problems.

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