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

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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16 reviews
5.0
Feb 26, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Everything. Seriously. I've taken some time to read the negative reviews here and I do have to say this: you will not be hand held, or spoon fed. If you want to do well, you have to work hard and hit the ground running. If you're lazy and entitled, then maybe this isn't for ya! I absolutely adore working here. For the first time in a very long time I wake up Mondays excited to go to work. My team is fantastic, and my manager has my back 100% of the time. I know, it all sounds cookie-cutter, but you can't make this stuff up. If you struggle with your numbers they'll coach you - and the metrics are more than achievable. I have never had a day of staffing before I started and I never struggle with the metrics. I came to my interview with purple hair and my tattoos out - and I figured I would get pushback since Aquent/Vitamin T is such a large corporation - instead, my diversity and creativity was celebrated. The pay is outstanding, the benefits are even better. Unlimited time off (some had the nerve on here to complain about that, somehow?!) All kinds of work perks. An amazing office. A Macbook Air to take home and use as you please. I mean, how much better can it get? I want to be Susie Hall's best friend. She's the president of the company and she's always available - and if you ever need an energy boost, just listen to her speak. I may sound like a complete kiss-up but this is the truth - I'm extremely happy here.

Cons

You'll like it so much you wouldn't want to leave. Seriously, no cons.

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Aquent Response
10y
First of all, you can totally be my best friend ;) Well, you may have fight my sister or husband on that one, but I sure hope we can be friends! I am thrilled that you are thrilled with your experience here! If there's ever anything we CAN do to improve, please let me know - you know where to find me :)
1.0
Feb 18, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

none that I can think of....oh yeah. You can wear jeans. Which is awesome in a sense of while you're sweating to make your numbers in the awful FTE structure, you can wear jeans.

Cons

The influx of 5 star reviews on here the past two years is embarassing. There was a huge internal push for current employees to post a positive score so the companies' overall score will increase. Just look at the reviews...all from similar locations and within the same time frame. What a joke. This place is a churn and burn company masquerading as one that cares. In my training class, we had 17 people. There are ZERO left right now.

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Aquent Response
10y
Let's start at the bottom. Susie really does care, and not just about numbers. I'm disappointed to read this and know that I give every opportunity possible for anyone at all to provide feedback to me, and I have not heard any of the above from you directly :( There's not one Vitamin T review on Glassdoor that is "false", concocted or coerced, and as with every company who cares about their online presence, we do encourage reviews. I am proud of our staff and the customers we work with and thankful that they care enough to provide feedback. Should you wish to provide any specifics to help us improve, please do not hesitate to contact me at shall@vitamintalent.com or 323 475 7374.
1.0
Jan 26, 2016

Worst place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good training after you start, no set vacation days

Cons

Co-workers who should have never been hired even with team feedback, management (lack there of) - they pretend to care and actually don't

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Aquent Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I'm Susie Hall, president of Vitamin T, and I'm sorry your experience here was less than positive. As I'm sure you know from working here, I am genuinely interested in your candid feedback and would appreciate any specifics you could provide so that I can understand your issues and help us improve. Please contact me at 323 475 7374 or shall@vitamintalent.com.
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