Not a great commission structure - Recruiter Aerotek Employee Review

2.0
Feb 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

your peers are great and it teaches you hard work

Cons

have to sell your soul and work 12 hour days 5 days a week making almost nothing. They backload all the commission to keep you there because turnover is so bad. Made a 20k placement and was paid about $300 for it. they use contract to hire method and companies will just lay your people off when things are slow. Even if its just a couple week lull. Also a crazy amount of micromanaging.

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5.0
Nov 4, 2025
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Pros

Valued culture and people. Leadership listens

Cons

4 and 1 schedule in office.

5.0
Oct 30, 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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