I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Aerotek in Aug 2011
Interview
The hiring and interview process made me realize I have no desire to work for this company. I applied online for the position of an entry level recruiter. They immediately responded via email that they would set up a phone interview and a face to face interview after that. We scheduled an interview for the following day. I was at my phone at the time we agreed upon, but the phone call went straight to voice mail. I immediately called back. The interviewer asked if I had screened her call, and wasn't happy I hadn't picked up when she placed the call. After explaining my phone never rang, we continued with the interview. It was basic questions - tell me about yourself, an obstacle you have overcome, etc. She was pleasant through these questions until she asked about my expected salary. The basic recruiter salary was 33k plus commissions. I asked what her top entry level recruiters made, and that I expected to be in that range. She would not give me this information, and demanded I give her a figure. I told her that I expected to work hard, be a top performer and earn good commissions - but was not comfortable giving her an exact number without more information. She was not happy with this answer and told me she was not trying to "low-ball" me but that she needed to know my expected salary. I told her that I was not trying to offend her with my answer, but she kept pressing for a number. I told her I didn't mind working long hours and did not have a set salary - I just wanted to contribute to a company and feel proud to work there. She said I still did not answer her question, and then she said I guess we will have to move on. I will not follow up with the face-to-face interview if offered. For me, her poor attitude affected how I viewed the company and the people I would be working with. No, thank you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a difficult time or obstacle in your life...how did you overcome it?
The interview process was quick. Lasting around 15 minutes. There are several interviews that you will go through. They will do an initial interview with the director. Then you will get scheduled for a follow up. This is where you meet the other recruiters and account managers. They will walk you around the office and have you shadow some of the recruiters.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What motivates you?
What’s your “why”?
Are you a go-getter?
Average difficulty covering standard interview questions. Phone screen followed by an in-person interview. Phone screen was received quickly after resume submission; in-person was with their head recruiter and then followed by one with their manager.
Phone screening call with the recruiter giving me information about the job, then another virtual call interview more in depth to ask me more questions. The final interview is in person in their office.
Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Aerotek with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 674 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Aerotek overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Aerotek as a Recruiter according to 674 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 18%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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