Aerotek reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,470 total reviews)

Tom Kelly

76% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Aerotek has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 6,470 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aerotek employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Recursos humanos e pessoal industry (3.8 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
May 11, 2016
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

There aren't many Pros here. If I had to choose one, they have great training. They really get you ready to recruit. That, and sometimes you may luck out and get a good Account Manager to work for.

Cons

It has a very cult-like vibe, they leave no room for dissent or ideas. People who leave are bad mouthed and publicly dragged through the mud to the rest of the company. Their base pay is TERRIBLE, if you don't start getting bonuses right away, you hardly make a livable wage, especially in the Seattle area. It's a revolving door, recruiters are there for a few months and leave for better jobs. This makes management scared so they try and promote people who aren't ready, into sales roles. Which brings me to my final point, they will try and force you to become a sales account manager, it is the ONLY career path, despite what they tell you. Overall, it's a negative place to work.

1.0
Apr 19, 2016
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start if you don't have much experience.

Cons

My main problem with this company is that they hire recruiters as exempt employees and work them to death. The recruiters at Aerorek don't meet the requirements to be exempt especially with their base salary so low. When I factored in all the hours I was working 60+ and divided it by pay salary, I was making less than the general laborers I was recruiting were making. It is so nice to work now at a company that doesn't take advantage of you and when 5 o'clock hits the job is over. At Aerotek there were times when we would stay until 8PM or be required to attend a happy hour late at night. It hurt my family life tremendously.

3.0
Apr 5, 2016
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Aerotek as a whole is a good company. The biggest pro is the money you could POTENTIALLY earn. If you work your butt off, you can make a lot of money and learn a ton about the staffing industry. But, only 1% of the company will make 6 figures each year. It is a great stepping stone to launch your career as every business in the staffing industry knows who Aerotek is and they know what standards a Aerotek employee is held too. The people you work with will also be a pro as you become very close with them. There are certain Account Managers in the Madison office that truly care about others and will do what the need to do in order to see others succeed, but only a few are like that.

Cons

Where to start... 1. Account Managers would treat others poorly and have zero trust and partnership with one another. There are certain members of the team that seem to be the main reasons why the last 3-4 employees have left and until they change, people will continue to leave. 2. There is no Work Life balance unless you have been there for over 5+ years. Kiss your personal life goodbye and expect to work between 50-70 hours a week and also be compensated around the same amount as a farmhand at the local dairy farm. 3. Aerotek offers the lowest hourly pay and salaries in the staffing industry. They expect a new college graduate (Bachelors Degree) who has racked up thousands of dollars in debt to live off a meager $10-12/hour (factoring in hours and taxes) and you are not even compensated for any commissions until you are making the company over $3,000 a week. There are account managers there that are barely making $400 a week with commission!! And they are in management!! You WILL see $0 in commission for months when you start, whereas other companies pay you your commission from the first dollar you earn them because you are working your butt off. 4. Retention is horrible because Account Managers only care about themselves. In my years at Aerotek, I have seen on average, 1 person a month quit/leave due to their immediate managers not taking the time to develop and train them properly or to even care what they want in a career. That is over 25 people just in the Madison office that have come and gone due to factors that could easily be fixed. 5. The people. Your coworkers can be a positive thing, but also a negative. There are many people in the Madison office that only care about themselves and no one else. They lie and are manipulative. They can say over and over again how strong the team is, but in reality, they have no trust in one another and they are very selfish. There are more arguments in the office than any other company I have worked for.

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