Aerotek

Horrible customer service, really rude and impatient, they will even lie to you to get you to one of their job sites. they want to get the most desperate people who need jobs and push them to do anything for money.

Was contacted by a very eager beaver junior recruiter about an exciting Project Management position for which I am perfectly qualified. I asked some basic questions about the contract, the pay, the term, reimbursable expenses, etc. He said he was stepping into a meeting and would call me back that afternoon with some answers. He did not call me back that afternoon.
When he did call me back the next day, lamely apologizing, he was insisting on interviewing me in person. Before agreeing to a time consuming meeting, I again asked him for more details about the contract. Again he said he would speak to his «handler» and call me back. He did not call be back, instead cowardly sending a lame boiler plate email about their policy of not discussing any details prior to interview. Every other recruiter will.
My reluctance to meet was also based on two prior experiences in Aerotek interviews that left me feeling like a anonymous number. The people in the office were very sophomoric, generally rude, and superficial. This eager beaver junior recruiter fits right in with this profile.
Why would so many people take so much time to give them bad reviews here? Judging from all the long, single star reviews here, their hiring model, as well as their manners are clearly in question. After several encounters with their representatives, I have found them to be naïve, rude and very unprofessional.
Attention employers: As a Project Manager who spends half my time vetting, hiring and managing subcontractors, Aerotek is not a recruiter I would hire, nor do would I ever want to work for them.
Ignore their calls. Huge waste of time.

UPDATE:
Well this branch has moved up a notch into stalking!
Tonight at 7pm PST I get a call from someone with their caller ID blocked. This leads up to a voice mail also shown as «unknown». Getting curious I play the voice message with a friend of mine in the same room.
Oddly enough the message begins, «Hi Raye this is Diana C…». It seems Aerotek has now allowed their employees to use applicants contact information for private purposes!
Not only did she try to call me but after the call I get a private message on Unilocal from the same Aerotek staffer… its very scary that a staffing representative would stalk an applicant not only by phone w/​blocking their contact number but also via a social media site as well.
Her private message was as follows:
” Hi Raye, Diana C. sent you a message on Unilocal:
Subject: RE: Aerotek Review
«Raye,
There was a lot more to your application/​resume as to why I was unable to be a resource for you. You talked very poorly of each of your past employers. Also, I was not critiquing you, but providing you with interview tips so that you would get the job if you were to interview.» «
Now keep in mind as I mention in my original review of this branch the person in question did not at any time say my comments of my previous employers was negative or poor she actually insisted I consider the job and contact her back!!!
Keeping in mind this is not the first time going through a temp agency! Anyone with common sense does not speak poorly of their former employers. You look for the good even as slim as it maybe… but you do not lie about why you left your former jobs either.
In my interview with Diana the most ‘poor’ comments I made was comments on lack of job growth. But, as she said all my jobs. she seems to conveniently neglect my praise for my co-​workers, the teamwork, the time I took training others and the praises I had for my leadership abilities. Alot of stuff she managed to forget in way of making excuses for something that never happened in real life when we met.
It seems odd they are trying to state one thing but in an interview did the opposite…
Still I grow more concerned if they allow employees to use applicants private contact info for personal use… how far does this step into the realm or stalking or just plan harassment?
Is my address safe. am I safe… should I change my phone number… should I get the police involved? This is very nerve wracking as it was all done privately by one person…
Sorry if this has some grammatical and sentence errors but I was pretty shaken up over this! I’m going to contact law enforcement tomorrow to see what my rights are for my personal safety.

Went in to apply. Had a quick interview the guy told me he will email me because there are positions available. Almost a month now and they never email me back. Even when u email them again they don’t reply back don’t waste your time.

I replied to ad on
and got a call back from a recruiter at Aerotex. I went in for an interview that afternoon and the recruiter sounded that I would be a great fit and that she was going to talk with the company that held the position. She said to resend my resume and that she was hoping to set up a phone interview between the company and me the next afternoon. I never heard back from her and it’s been nearly 2 weeks since my initial conversation.

One lady from Aerotek called me in the afternoon and asked me if I am looking for a new job opportunity. I kindly asked her what kind of position am I being introduced and she didn’t reply. She moved onto her next questions by asking me specific detail of job experiences I had in the past. I answered all of her questions kindly while my mind was frustrated with her that she has lack of communication skills which it make me started to think if she has business degree from college.
The next thing she asked me was «if I ever worked for third party candidates.» I didn’t understood what she meant by third party because of her explanation is poor. I asked her kindly if she could be specific on the question and her behavior changed by telling me on the phone, I am not qualify for the position.
As Aerotek shows, most of recruiters who works for the company doesn’t have any knowledge based on any kind of positions. I’m a bit concerned if Aerotek can continue to practice job hunting while most of recruiters and account managers are are not aware of the field, what their clients are seeking to hire qualified candidates, and I find recruiters have lack of knowledge in the business field. I’m assuming they are outcast from professional business and they are not professional as they seem.
I would rather find a job for myself by finding hiring ads on Craigslist or other career opportunity website. I can’t trust the temp agencies who have same knowledge like Homer Simpson.

This agency although they try to conduct themselves very professionally, is very poorly administratively managed. I submit time cards to them for our contract employees, and yet they still pay them incorrectly. You try to «fix» the errors, and it takes months if it even gets resolved.
I feel sorry for the employees who work under them, knowing that they might not be getting paid for the hours that they actually worked. I have been an administrative professional for over 13 years; and for those who truly care that employees are paid right — save yourself the trouble and do not work with this agency. Cutting our company ties with this agency; has been one of the best things I’ve did.

I am going to save you some time by starting with «DO NOT USE AEROTEK.» My recruiters name was Sam, he was horrible. Not only does he not respond to messages he gave me incorrect information. I understand his job is to «sell» the position but misleading or even lying is no excuse. I usually never talk down or bad mouth people over the internet but this is an exception. Take the time and research what YOU really want to do for a living. If you leave it up to a recruiter or at least this recruiter they will place you nowhere rewarding.
First off he told me an incorrect salary. He was off by nearly $ 20,000. After my first interview he never contacted me to inform me that the employer wanted a second interview. At the second interview i was informed that even the company could not properly get a hold of Sam. Long story short, DO NOT USE AEROTEK.

Bottom-​of-​the-​barrel service. The recruiter I dealt with (name withheld) does not return e-​mails or voice mails. It is astounding that these fools are still in business.

Now let me start off saying, I worked with Aerotek as a contractor years ago, and it was a great experience. Ahh but so much has changed.
To start of my not so lovely experience, was my unresponsive recruiter. 1^st, THEY FOUND ME on
, I did not go looking for them.
Wednesday he called me asking if I would be interested in a job «job title here» I said why not. Thursday afternoon I had the interview. I was told they wanted me to start Monday. Awesome.
So I waited.
And waited.
And waited.
No word from the headhunter, even left a couple messages.
Finally after a week, I get ahold of his co-​worker, and he tells me I got the job and they want me to start the next Monday. Where was MY recruiter you may ask? Well he decided to go on vacation the day of my interview and be gone a week! Didn’t tell me, or the hiring company.
Finally I start this job, he was supposed to meet me at 8, he shows up at 9 for me to fill out the paperwork. Except all he has is the «sign here» paperwork, not the paperwork to back it up. You know the stuff «sign here saying you received yadda yadda» well I never received the «yadda yadda». So I refused to sign, and he had the gall to be mad at me?
1 week later I finally received that paperwork.
Few months later…
Still working here, I refer my friend for a job here, and the main company said that he would have to go through Aerotek, but they want him Monday. Thursday evening we call aerotek and set it up. Friday the same #$%^&* headhunter calls the boss and tried to put his own person in the position, because he loses the markup since we found him, and I get a «bonus» if he lasts 90 days. Didn’t seem to care that we didn’t want his guy. He didn’t tell me that, but went to my boss. My boss was even upset.
Now he tells me after 4 months of working here, that the Holiday pay and PTO I was supposed to get, I don’t because I am hourly not salary? WTF?
I warn all who are looking for work, find a better place to go through. And if you have no other options, make sure you get every last benefit in writing, and negotiate it all. And make sure you don’t back down.

I filled out and submitted an application and have not heard a response in almost two months time! I called back to inquire and I was transferred to a recruiter’s voicemail. Boo.

Well, I was really excited with these guys to begin with.
The guy on the phone that called me back was really nice and it seemed like they had a great job offer for me.
So we set up an interview and I actually had to reschedule other task going on that may have led to a job.
I got there bright and early, even 15 minutes early to fill out all the paper work.
The guy wasn’t there! He booked me while he had off site meetings…
So after waiting 45 minutes the staff finally tells me this and that he won’t be in.
Fine, you guys have like 12 other agents running in and out of the front lobby, let another one take me. Like that really hot girl!
No they won’t! I have to come back in an hour or two and no one else can help me. What the shit is that!!! I have other interviews to attend to.
So I left after wasting like an hour filling everything out and getting helped by no one.
2 stars.