No work life balance - Technical Recruiter Aerotek Employee Review

1.0
May 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work with young people Everyone likes to party Expensing set-up is pretty nice HUGE perks when you're the TOP DOG (company is privately owned, so they give out money to high selling Account Managers at the end of the year because they made WAY more than they were expected to and they could not keep it without getting taxed a ton)

Cons

No work life balance Long work hours Motivation by intimidation HIGH turnover (15 people quit in the year that I worked there, and 4 got fired in a smaller sized office.) Frowned upon when you don't attend a happy hours with the people that you have just spent 11 hours of the day with. They tell you it's always TEAM FIRST but they don't tell you that upper management is the part of the team that comes first. The lower level employees constantly have to sacrifice their own careers and time for those higher up than them without any kind of reward. Can I say it again? NO WORK LIFE BALANCE. The only people who succeed work 12 hour days and come in on weekends too. Most quit because they are so unhappy.

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Cons

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5.0
Oct 30, 2015
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Pros

Great people, great training, great entry level opportunity to get into recruiting and sales. If you are successful you will make more here than about anywhere else. Performing Recruiters are making $55k-$75k. Great Recruiters are making $100k+. Every large office has salespeople making $200k-$400k. Culture is 100% committed and generally cool type-A's you would want to have a beer with. The skills, drive, and sense of urgency you learn at Aerotek serve you well anywhere you may go later.

Cons

If you are just looking for a low-commitment 8-5 job while posting on social media about where you are partying that night...you will not like Aerotek. Success requires an all in approach both in work ethic and active support of the culture. That is not for everyone. There are Political Science grads 3 years out of college making $200k+, but there is a price to be paid. All the tough work comes first. If you are not up for the level of work and commitment, Aerotek is not for you. If you are, none of this is really a "con" As far a real cons go, the benefits are only OK, and finding work/life balance is pretty difficult.

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