Aerotek Reviews

I worked at Aerotek full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Excellent training program.
-Very welcoming environment/culture.
-High earning potential for those who are both tenacious and lucky.
-Great tenure in the Portland offices.
-Strong legacy in from the Portland offices-- many of the executive-level employees (including the CEO) are from Portland.
-Good potential to grow with the company and make a career (especially if you're interested in sales)
-Attractive work experience to have on your resume for future job seeking.
-Every day is different, constant challenge. No one is ever done learning at Aerotek.
-High recognition for those that do well/stand out.
-Strong involvement in the community, supporting causes.
-Team happy hours / outings
- Emphasis of the DISC Program (Helps determine team dynamic and how to effectively function within your own team)

Cons – - Guilt trips for those that don't want to work more than 8am-5pm ("committed" employees work 7:30am-6:00pm or longer). Lunch hour is often used for work.
- Constant meetings that go beyond normal business hours (3-4 monthly meetings that start at 7am)
- Can be very cliquey. I found that most people talked behind each other's backs. Can be reminiscent of high school.
-Low base salary, commission that hinges on your quick ability to put people to work and keep them there, which can be difficult to control.
-Staffing firms tend to attract low-caliber candidates, and high caliber candidates often don't want to hear from staffing firms. Calling candidates can feel like cold calling, can be held in the same regard as telemarketers.
-High pressure from Account Managers on the recruiters to fill extremely difficult positions in a short amount of time.
-Lack of control over many things that affect you as a recruiter.
-Roller-coaster effect. The highs are high but the lows are very low.
-Always a new flavor-of-the-week goal for recruiters to complete. There are always new programs and ideas presented with little follow up. Can be confusing, and take away from time to actually recruit.

For me, Aerotek had too many ups and downs. One month you're the top recruiter, and the next month you're at the bottom of the barrel because all of your contractors were either laid off, quit, or went direct with the client company. Your paychecks reflect that roller coaster, and it can be hard to keep up. Aerotek is also a very frequent-contact culture as well, which can be positive and negative. Expect 2+ hours a day to be taken up by meetings. If you like to be left alone to do your work independently, don't work here. Success comes to those that are truly tenacious, and somewhat unemotional. I think a sales state of mind is absolutely essential for this job. You need to be aggressive, competitive, selfish, and hungry to do well at Aerotek. Many times I found that the internal employees had little compassion for their current contractors and potential candidates. I would recommend Aerotek for recent college graduates that want a potential career in sales. Also good for recent college grads that don't know what they want to do quite yet, because it offers great training and good experience that future employers value.

Advice to Senior Management – Teach Account Managers how to manage their recruiters positively, instead of just teaching them how to be a good salesperson. Other than that, I respect upper management and think they're doing a fine job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Aerotek as an intern for less than a year

Pros – For the pros, the pay rate was good. also the location was close to my house.

Cons – Long work hours, no health insurance

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Aerotek full-time for less than a year

Pros – good ppl and very communicative..

Cons – dont like the time card system

Advice to Senior Management – nothing tht i can think of

I have been working at Aerotek

Pros – Depending on position, you can have flexible schedules

Cons – Pay for contract positions aren't the best

I have been working at Aerotek full-time for more than a year

Pros – great work environment
awesome people you work with
inclusive- family oriented work environment

Cons – Long hours occasionally- but it ways out to working hard so when you have large ramp-ups and getting to leave earlier on other days.
commission is an uphill battle but if you keep working hard, it adds up quickly.- have to be motivated to hit goals to see a ROI.

Advice to Senior Management – Always remember that your recruiters are you partners and treat them as so. We are both in the role to create change and keep the business moving forward in a positive direction.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Aerotek as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – They stay in contact and actively work to find new positions once your current contract ends. They work hard to make sure your contract experience is enjoyable.

Cons – In this economy it is tough to find good paying contract positions when you possess rare skills and education.

Advice to Senior Management – Need to work with employers to ensure that they hold up their end of the bargain when posting jobs. I've experienced that some employers remove job postings before they are filled.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Aerotek full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great people to work with. Great starting opportunity for recent graduates. A lot of quality training and development.

Great work-life balance. A lot of team builiding activities as well as company-wide functions.

Cons – Compensation was not all that great. Work can start to get repetitive after a while.

Advice to Senior Management – Adapt to different employees work styles. Everybody works differently.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Aerotek full-time for more than a year

Pros – This company offers a great culture and opportunity for an entry level career.

Cons – Low Compensation and High Deductible Health Insurance

Advice to Senior Management – Offer better benefit options for healthy employees. Also, Offer higher base pay to experienced associates.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Aerotek full-time for more than a year

Pros – Team support and training for professional development. Goal oriented company culture and team building. Opportunity to gain professional and life skills.

Cons – The commission structure for recruiters makes it difficult to make money because it favors the account managers. Also recruiters are assigned an account managers and industry and never change so they are forced to work on the same sales persons business's over and over regardless of how profitable the positions are or how easy they are to fill.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat the recruiters the most respect because they are the root of your business

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Aerotek full-time for less than a year

Pros – Aerotek is the largest short term contract provider in the United States. Their job search website allows you to look at all positions which are currently avaiable. They are well organized and responsive in answering all your questions.

Cons – The health benefits offerings are only available to you as you are employed with Aerotek. If you have finished your contract and you are unable to seamlessly transfer into a new contract you need to signup for Cobra which is an additional cost.

Advice to Senior Management – In todays economic climate it has become necessary to become flexible in locating employment and shopping for the necessary health benefits. It would be of great benefit to your employees if there was a longer range plan of benefits based on the accumulated hours you have worked for Aerotek.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company