Aquent

I’ve had both good and bad experiences with this firm and its adjunct agency Vitamin T. Many of the recruiters are extremely professional, follow up on e-​mails and appointments, etc.

Terrible. At least the NYC office maybe or maybe the specific agent I was told by a friend to get in touch with.
The worst follow up possible. I sent her all of my materials multiple times. Her responses are nice like,” Thanks for all of the material and letting me know what you are up to, when can we schedule a time to meet?“
My replies go unanswered and it literally takes 3 emails to get a response. Busy? Sure. I get it. But what the hell?

I came to Aquent in 2005. I understand that over time personnel can change and the faces of a company can be shifted around, so with that in mind, it might be best to consider this as a review from 6 years ago.
They were cool. I didn’t really know any better about staffing agencies but I DO know when I am treated like a person. My contact was cool, helpful and I still, to this day, stay in touch with him (sometimes we meet at ‘WichCraft, a place I may never review but may still go back to eat at). Anyhow, the world of recruiters was sort of vague to me but having someone I felt I could trust made it easier.
Eventually, they got me work that turned into a FT job. It was great! Nowadays, I often refer to Aquent when people ask about where to find work. But you have to find a personality you can work with.
Try it out. Why not?

If you are creative talent looking for the best agency in town, turn to Aquent. A few of the agents there are really good professionals who know the industry inside and out. Jerry is a fantastic, qualified agent who really cares about the talent he places. True, there are some real duds for agents here in NY, but find the right one and you’re good to go. What’s most important though is when he says he is going to do something, it gets done and you don’t have to ask twice. Never a problem with getting a check, if there is a hick up, they will pay you now and ask questions later.