Aerotek Reviews

Pros

Good company, great work culture

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.

Pros

-The main thing that made my time at Aerotek so valuable was the absolutely awesome group of Recruiters and Account Managers. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed getting to know all of my coworkers; I'd be hard-pressed to pin down a single person in "The Pit" that I wouldn't feel comfortable approaching for any help, whether it be regarding work, or personal life.

-The high intensity work environment really pushed me to be the best I could be. The (VERY) high feedback culture is definitely not for everybody, but if you are the type of person that wants to improve at the fastest rate possible through direct confrontation, this is a great place to get yourself kicked into gear.

-Lots of perks including snacks/coffee in the office, free lunches when you meet with contractors/candidates, and an occasional office bonding trip somewhere in town.

Advice to Management

When I was let go from Aerotek, it was done very unprofessionally. I was pulled into a room completely out of the blue, and told that it was my last day. This alone would be understandable, but they wouldn't even let me go back into the office to clean up my desk or grab my extra belongings (I'm still in touch with a former co-worker to bring me back my coffee mug and water bottle). In addition, I had a lunch interview scheduled with a candidate for 30 minutes later, and multiple others that week. They took my computer away so I couldn't tie up any loose ends, with no way to inform these people that I would no longer be able to meet with them (I still met with the candidate I was scheduled to interview later that day, since he drove over an hour to get there. I had to take notes on a brown bag since my laptop and notebook were both taken from me back at the office. You're welcome for keeping your reputation intact, Aerotek). For a company whose motto is "Our People Are Everything", this was quite a pitiful showing of ignorance toward both me and the candidates I was working with.

Here's my advice: Have some respect for the people that have put blood sweat and tears into your company. I know I wasn't by any means a top performer, but I did my very best from day 1 and I got kicked to the curb with absolutely no warning or opportunity to plan for my next step. In a business with such high turnover, leaving all former employees with a bad taste in their mouth will bite you down the road.

Pros

Culture
Helping others find employment
Make good money
Opportunity
Personal and professional growth
Leadership

Pros

Competitive environment, great coworkers, incentives, good commission structure, major holidays off, music in the office, happy hours, getting to help people, working with great companies

Advice to Management

Reduce the 10 hour work day to 8 hours. I believe we can accomplish everything we need to accomplish if we made the hours shorter. Also more team building events would help with the turnover. I really appreciated the time my managers took to help me learn. Not all the managers in my office were like mine so I was very thankful to have a great mentor to look up to. Keep caring about people!

Pros

Advancement Opportunity
Team Atmosphere
Development Focused

Pros

There is a lot of growth in the company that's possible. It's a fair company to work for - if you put in the work, you will do really well.
They really invest in their employees.

Pros

From the very first day I came to Aerotek, it has always been promised that what I put in, will be paid back. I can honestly say I believe I have seen and been given more opportunity than was ever promised. The people I work with care for me and my career and provide honest and open feedback to help me develop further.

Pros

Leadership Development
Taught me how to run a business and continues to teach me as I move into other roles
There is no timeline for the next role, when you are ready you will be promoted

Pros

Work always available if you are a skilled welder

Advice to Management

Need more ways to communicate ,when there are issues