--The company rating is high because your coworkers are all pretty nice, and because Acquirent asks you to write a review for them while you're working there.--
The recruiters BLATANTLY misrepresent commissions.
The recruiters are salespeople who make commission by getting people hired. The company makes money from the clients every day that you're there just filling a seat (in addition to a portion of your commission, which is to be expected). Because of this, they will say whatever it takes to get a candidate to accept a position once they think you're worth offering it to, but DO NOT BELIEVE their "estimates." Multiple accounts at Acquirent have all expressed that they were told their commission would be one thing and then later told another. Some accounts had their commission structures negatively changed AFTER signing their contracts and working the accounts.
If after reading this, you're still dumb enough to accept a position there, if the recruiter tells you "you're going to make -this- much" ask for proof. If you're hired on a pre-existing account, ask to find out how much commission each member that is on that team is currently making. (Ask that AFTER they pitch you a number, so you can cross-check them. Then if you get hired, ask each of those people if that number is true.) Ask if the client is allowed to change your commission structure AFTER you're hired or if you're guaranteed AT LEAST what you are promised at signing. (Several people I worked with had promises in their contracts that were later removed due to recruiter error.)
If you're hired for a new account, ASK how they came up with the number(estimated commission) that they pitched you. Get the fine details and don't let them "sales pitch" you out of a real, quality, concrete answer. Ask how long it will take to get your first commission. Ask how they know. Ask if there is any guarantee they can make you that if their estimates are wrong, you'll be compensated in another way, ie. a salary raise (There won't be, but ask so they know you're not messing around).
If you're hired for a new account, know that EVERYTHING for you will be a gamble. Your commissions. The possibility that your client will stay longer than a month. Everything. -- The only way you'll have some possible insight as to how much money you will actually earn is if you are put on a pre-existing client that has been there several months and if there are several people currently on that client (or several people that still work there that USED to work for that client) who can honestly tell you how much they made. Ask them when the manager isn't standing next to them.
