Shady Practices - Chemist Aerotek Employee Review

1.0
Jun 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Put me into a good position.

Cons

The benefits are non-existing but that would take more words than I possible want to write. I am complaining about their shady practices. The supposed contract ties you so you cannot leave the contractor without switching jobs. Getting a review is almost impossible. Even if you get the highest performance rating you can get from the people you actually work for they still will give you the Milton (from the movie Office Space) run around. "Talk to 3M sourcing about your review." "No, talk to Aerotek about initiating your reveiw." No, talk to 3M sourcing about it." On and onnnn and on. The weirdest part about all of it. I think it is their POLICY to do this because they know that either you haven't been working for very long, don't have the resources to complain, or managers don't have time to bother with it and it states in your contract that you cannot switch vendors. We'll see about that.

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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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