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I worked here right out of college for a year and a half as a recruiter. I started with 36 new employees. By my six month mark there were 5 of us left (Either terminated for reasons 99% of other companies would over look or for leaving on their own). This company pays you 50k for a base, a server or bartender makes more. The commission rates are a joke and forces you to make the company an absurd amount of money each week for you to get a few extra dollars added on your paycheck. The company "culture" is "Have fun working hard". There is nothing fun about working here but you will 100% work yourself to the bone and be mentally and physically exhausted. Management just wants you to dial the phone till you cant feel your fingers anymore and destroy any morals and ethics you learned in business class. There is no creativity at all just metrics to them. If you miss a metric required (but were close to it) you will never hear the end of it. I promise you that you will not like to work here and i urge you to never work here. Do not make the same mistake I did. 

I've been an EHR consultant for ten years for various companies and ALKU has been my worst experience by far.

Working 40+ hours a week and two flights a week travelling back and forth to a site spends up a lot of your time. You would think that ALKU would try to work with their contractors better to adjust to their needs. However, my representative refused to email me at times, insisting we must talk over phone, even when an email might have been much more convenient for ME to work with.

Secondly, I originally didn't have health insurance due to the short length of my initial contract. Once extended I apparently earned the ability to have health insurance, but I only found out through a request the the end of enrollment (happening due to the new year), period was ending. This was a week before my contract ended and I was working 12 hour days at site until the end of my contract without the ability to even use the health insurance. A heads up would have been nice.

I wont work through them again.

I worked with ALKU for about 2 years. My experience with the company was good. My company liaison was friendly, approachable, informative, and responsive as was his protege. The company was not perfect but they were reasonably flexible and work hard to address issues and improve employee benefits and situations.

The medical/dental/vision package was good. Opportunity for time off and holidays  was contingent on the specific contract but that is more an industry matter. The number of days allotted was okay, the starting pay was competitive, and the training reimbursement program was very good.

ALKU, as a company, was very supportive. The contract I worked at was in a hostile environment, but ALKU worked hard to make that situation manageable. As far as I’m concerned, ALKU was a great company with great people.


Had to wait six months for clearance issues to be resolved.  Once work had started on site, clearance issues had still not been resolved.  Contracts were not well coordinated on classified side.  Numerous work concerns to resolve issues had additional obstacles which were not addressed. Attempt to move on to another position after receiving and accepting offer were nullified by ALKU management due to turf wars over which subcontractor was authorized to offer me the role, ending up in the offer being totally rescinded and me left looking for a new position.  ALKU cares for its employees only as far as it does not threaten its invested equities as a subcontractor.  

This company has the most amazing, accommodating, supportive recruiters. 
They take an active role with the companies and contracts they represent and also support me and my success! After three years, they know me well enough that my placements continue to be a good fit.
As a consultant, the relationships you form with your contracting company, your recruiter, and the business you work for are key for smooth transitions and high productivity.  ALKU  has been a fantastic company to work with for not only my career but ultimately my personal success.


ALKU has a high turnover rate with management that is promoted based on tenure, not management capabilities. Overall poor structure and an unprofessional work environment. It is a great internship program if you want to get into sales with constant growth and great mentors throughout the internship. Long hours in a dying industry can be rewarding after your first year. Overall ALKU is a good starting sales role if you can handle the unprofessional untrained management that is unwilling to work and help you succeed. 

The company is great tons of great people and great culture. The work is strange because of how niche specific your division is. they have a lot of qualifications needed before you could qualify a business that would use your services. Then even more qualifications needed before a person can potentially become a client. its a great place to work but, takes a lot of drive and motivation to put through the first year on the job.

workload is incredibly taxing and stressful, management makes you feel you're never doing enough, overtime expected w/ no pay, revolving door company where you often sit wondering if today is the day you get canned as so many of your new recruiting employees have been before you. Cold calling at least 100 people a day. Everyone at the company is under 30 it is crazy. Seriously mgmt is the worst. your fellow employees are cool but most of them will be fired within 6 months. If you're a nutjob that is willing to sacrifice all work life balance for the all-mighty dollar this is your gig.

Alku is definitely a grind that many people won’t be able to handle. You should really be ready to work hard and prepare for little work/life balance. If you want to be successful here, the opportunities are endless and you can grow tremendously financially. opportunities for growth are there but make sure you know what your getting yourself into. Once they find something wrong with you, they’ll get rid of you and it’ll be like you where never there. The company outtings are fun but with lay offs recently there wasn’t a budget for it. Work here if you’ll willing to fo whatever it takes to make money.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Outstanding personnel, processes and all around great place to work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing comes to mind. It is all very simple.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I work outside of the actual company as a contractor. Seems easy going with the personnel.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Again I work outside on my own. No interactions but an occasional check in to see how things are going which is great.

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