The Aquent recruiters were professional, treated me with respect, and I felt like they cared about me - Producer (Microsoft Contract Position) Aquent Employee Review

5.0
Aug 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Please note: I worked for the Seattle branch of Aquent. According to feedback from other contractors at Microsoft, Aquent apparently has a good health benefits package. They are also easy to work with, treat their employees well, and look out for you and genuinely care about your well being.

Cons

While Aquent might be great, the jobs they place you in are luck of the draw. Depending on the position, they can be boring or tedious. Microsoft also treats contractors differently than their full time employees (FTEs). It's almost like you're a second-class citizen. Contracting is a great way to get your foot in the door, and opens up possibilities of getting hired as a FTE, but there is not really a way to "move up" as a contractor.

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Cons

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Pros

Some nice intelligent educated coworkers

Cons

Lack of transperancy, job placement wages stagnant for over 5 years with no raise, after finishing multiple contracts and bringing them thousands of dollars with my labor, no follow up on new positions. Finally contacted me about one position I would be perfect for then ghosted me. Blatant ageism using words like "junior" or "great position for recent grad". Had one horrific experience with them where they reached out to me to work on a team that loved me/loved my work - when I inquired if there was any flexibility in the pay, was suddenly told I wasn't qualified. Then I see the same listing reposted as "junior" and great for a recent grad.

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