If you get a phone call from an Aerotek recruiter, make sure you answer it when they are calling (even though how do you know its them right?) Don't bother calling back or emailing them back because they will never answer you. This has happened to me twice. The first time a male called me, I missed the call, checked my voicemail called him back literally two minutes later. I left a message and never heard back from him. Almost one year later I got another call from Aerotek this time a female called me. I missed the call, checked my voicemail and I waited until I had no background noise and called her back 15 minutes later. I got her answering machine because she apparently was on the other line. I asked her to call me back and got no response. She also sent me an email stating the same thing she left in the original voicemail. I figured I would give her the benefit of the doubt and reply to her email to see if I would get a response, before I write this review here. Well she did not reply to my email. Also, on her answering machine it said to contact her fellow employee for an urgent need...the fellow employee was the male I mentioned earlier so right then I thought, "Forget Aerotek. Why would they bother leaving a voicemail and send an email if they dont care to take your call 2 or 15 minutes later." There are many companies that offer the same positions at even better rates so it is no big deal to not miss an Aerotek phone call.
It was a Basic overview of skills. What experiences you have so they can help determine what position they can align with you. Overall it was easy but a useful experience.
Beware! You will get bait and switched. First they will change the position from permanent to contract after telling you they are scouting to fill a permanent position. Interview was fine. You will probably get low balled, and they might backflip and offer 50% more when you walk. Still, you won't be able to see important details of contract until late in negotiations. You want to read the contract language carefully. You will probably find a steep monetary clawback trap clause or similar language vaguely buried in fine print for not completing duration of contract, for any unspecified reasons. If you were brave enough to waste your time and you got the trap contract, they won't drop the clawback language. I suggest you string them along, drag out the process, verbally accept but never sign the contract, waste their time, and treat them like they treat their contractors.
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Question 1
We can't drop the clawback language, so will you accept if the rate is doubled?
Super simple, a joy to work with the recruiter. She helped me customize my resume and find jobs that I wouldn't typically be interested in. She also helped me prep for my interviews and met with me the morning before. she followed up with several companies that offered me jobs to get me the best pay and best fit.
