Aerotek reviews

-Low Pay (certainly not bad for a Temporary Hire position, but not enough to live on) -No real chance for advancement/being hired by the Organizations they staff for. -During the first year, you are only authorized two vacation days.

The biggest con is a lack of control. The difference between having a manager who brings in good business and a manager who doesn't bring good business is the discrepancy betwixt a 50k and a 100k salary. I have seen recruiters work on job orders worth pennies in commission or positions that don't close. When job orders go awry, the recruiters are the ones to blame. It surprises me that many managers don't even understand the company cultures that they are staffing for and this makes it very difficult for recruiters to perform efficiently. Because your manager is the one interfacing with the client, your recruiting efforts is highly impacted by how well your manager understands the client and the relationship your manager has with the client. This makes it hard for the recruiter to grow personally because there is so much conflict of interest. If you want a recruiting gig that is devoid of all of these loose variables, just find a corporate recruiting gig. You can make more money under a lot less stress while actually developing recruiting skills. In terms of promotions, the con is that you can be the best recruiter in the office and still not be deemed promotion-eligible. You not only need to walk the walk, you gotta talk the talk. Whether this aligns with your own self-values is something you have to decide for yourself sooner rather than later.