Work Life Balance/Misleading Development - Entry Level Recruiter Aerotek Employee Review

2.0
Oct 9, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-No limit to hours, work overtime while you're still an hourly wage employee until you get promoted to salary -Excellent resume builder -After working here employers that know Aerotek will now you can work your butt off.

Cons

-The expectation of hours is more than what they advertise. If you aren't showing up early and leaving late you won't meet the minimum expectation. -Training is on your own. For a company that preaches leadership and development your first three weeks will be between you and your computer doing learning modules. Everyone else is so busy it's difficult to ask questions you may need. Often times I'd voice this concern and my peers would say "it's ok we've all had to do this before" but when it's time to ask questions or do a peer exercise for training they'll say they're busy to ask someone else. -You can get jobs as an entry level recruiter at other recruitment agencies to gain the same experience with 20 hours less a week and relatively the same wage.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Oct 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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