Great for ambitious recent grads, but you MUST be hungry for sales or the effort seems pointless - Recruiter Aerotek Employee Review

4.0
28 May 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Debt free company -Compensation is great when you are doing well -Huge focus on training and development -For the most part, energetic, passionate and successful people -They don't hire just anyone for internal positions. People feel proud to be there (not in a bad way-- just take ownership of responsibility) -HUGE rewards for hitting recruiter and sales contests -Strong training/on-boarding for new hires

Cons

-Low base salary -Benefits are just ok IMHO -Very difficult and stressful job if you hate going home at the end of the day disappointed -A lot of your experience correlates directly to what division you're in and who your Account Manager is -The whole point is to promote people from Recruiter to Sales-- there are other opportunities such as being an On-Premise Manager but only if you live in an area where Aerotek has clients where we're on-site -If you don't want to do sales there isn't much beyond Recruiting except for a few select people at corporate and certain trainers

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
30 Oct 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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