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- jesterlou
has anyone employed freelancers from Aquent? would you recommend the service or suggest finding freelancers by other means?
- Soler0
There are many threads regarding Aquent... I can tell you it depends on the city. For example they are pretty good in Chicago and L.A.
- todelete__20
you might find one cheaper on craigslist. but aquent has talent.
- jox0
Yep, although not so much for the creative bit. Hired a project manager through them. Worked out very smoothly since they - in Stockholm - have separate contacts for each field so they know your needs quickly. We had her in our office 4 days after I called Aquent.
- benfal990
the girl from Aquent phoned me 5 times a days. They are really on your case when they like you.
- boiconet0
They're totally useless in London (as are most recruitment agencies) but really helpful in Melbourne.
- therig0
The first place they sent me hired me fultime and "Aquent" got their fee which essentially came out of my salary, which was sizeable, I think 13%. Ouch.
- jano0
check out creativehotlist.com
- JazX0
total crap
- uberdesigner0
they screwed you out of your salary? that's bs
- boiconet0
The guys in Melbourne, actually helped me negoiate my way into a job. Everyone got their share, I think it was a sweet deal.
The guys in London barely know where any of theior staff are half the time. The number of freelancers I've seen them ring up to see where their working is comical.
- mr7400
they're useless in AZ, too.
- rob_b0
Actually, Aquent is beyond useless in AZ. They do jack-shit here. I used to work in LA and they were only slightly better, but not much.
When there's lots of work, sure they help you out, but when things slow down, they completely forget how they got huge chunks of money from your work while all they did was make a phone call or two. They just keep telling me to look on their web site for jobs. Why the fuck do I need them for. I can just go to monster.com or some job board.
Aquent=Big Fucking Waste of Time.