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Aquent

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Aquent Recruitment Agent reviews

3.6

28% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)
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John H. Chuang

99% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Agent/Recruiter employees have rated Aquent with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Agent/Recruiter professionals have a good working experience there. Aquent is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Agent/Recruiter professionals compared to other employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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Reviews by job title

16 reviews
3.0
Nov 23, 2021

Doesn't always practice what they preach

Recruiter/agent
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, great company culture, especially during 2020. Really took care of all employees during the pandemic (ie no layoffs) , and quickly adapted to WFH.

Cons

Pay is much lower than competitors, Very sales focused environment, where recruiters are second class in many cases, even though they are the drivers of productivity. Did not react to the "great resignation" -- lost countless talented individuals by not paying market value.

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Aquent Response
4y
Admittedly, as difficult as it may be to hear someone's truth, when it's critical, we still appreciate the feedback. This past year we realized that there was an opportunity to increase our compensation for our recruiters and in July 2021 did just this. We introduced a new recruiter compensation plan that paid out 102% - 263% more in commissions while at their same level. Because we were already 7 months into the year, we made the new commission plan retroactive and compensated recruiters for those past 7 months. Additionally, we established a year-end bonus for Staff which yielded additional compensation. We are in a performance-based environment and are constantly reviewing our compensation structure to remain competitive. Recruiters are equally important as any other role in our business even as my role as President. We will take your feedback into consideration as we continue to evaluate our compensation structure in the market. Thank you. Mark Brim President
5.0
Oct 14, 2020

Aquent is amazing!

Recruiting agent
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

challenging work, global company, amazing clients & talent, innovative technology, outstanding benefits, passionate and dedicated leaders and staff

Cons

things are continually changing, evolving and improving here, so if you are resistant to change, you will not love working here

5.0
Feb 26, 2018

I actually really enjoy coming to work! (Cheesy as it sounds)

Recruitment agent
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Aquent is honestly one of the nicest and most genuine recruitment agencies I believe you'll ever find. I was going to leave the recruitment sector but after finding Aquent where they actually give the option to either be purely candidate or purely client focused OR even 360 dealing with both sides if you want to, they really do accomodate everyone's strengths. I come into work early and not because I want to make money but because I love the people I work with and just love my job here. The people are amazing, there is not one person in the office I don't like - everyone is actually collaborative rather than holding onto candidates or stepping on one another to get ahead. It's a lovely team vibe and I have a lot of best friends here now! I can't recommend enough.

Cons

They do have a lot of very quick and dramatic re-structures, not all of which make much sense. Having said that, my job has been changed a few times here and the parts of it that I really didn't like, they did try to accomodate and make further changes so that I was happy with my role again. Also I know it's been said a lot but the commission and salaries are indeed below the market rate - but that is the only downside.

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Aquent Response
8y
Thank you for the kind words, and glad that you're enjoying working with us! We are always looking for ways to improve, so we appreciate the feedback and will share it with the appropriate channels. Should you have any additional suggestions or input, please feel free to reach out to us.
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