Good and Bad - IT Security Engineer TEKsystems Employee Review

1.0
26 July 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The people I worked directly with were awesome! They were very supportive on a VERY difficult contract. They have monthly happy hours and when I had problems were very apologetic. The company is trying to go from being a staffing firm to a permanent technical company.

Cons

Worst benefits ever for a full time permanent employee! Below average pay. I'm sure the company is making money off employees from the health insurance and other benefits because they are so expensive. For every claim, I had to show proof of prior insurance for the last 1 1/2 years. I was laid off - called at 9 pm and told not to report to work the next day. Was given no reason for the lay off but told it was not for cause. When I applied for unemployment, Teksystems challenged the claim saying I was laid off for cause. I challenged Teksystems, the unemployment commission person said Teksystems regularly challenges unemployment claims and that they provided no further information so I got the unemployment. Hope I never work for them again!

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5.0
28 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good vibe from the managers. Helpful and gentle.

Cons

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3.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Decent pay to start. - Account manager is responsive, engaging, and a serious advocate for you and your contract. - Gain access to Udemy Business to build more skills.

Cons

- The benefits suck. - High recruiter turnover with highly variable experience trying to work with them-- some are good, most are not. - Once you are placed, you will be promised regular meetings and then never hear from the recruiter again. - Trying to find a new contract if you are unhappy with your current placement is nearly impossible and I don't believe they are incentivized to help you move at all. - You have to manually request a raise and depending on how you negotiated your contract, you may or may not have the ability to receive one. - There is a cap to how much they will pay you for the contract so even if you work that position 4 years, once you hit that cap you are stuck. I originally submitted my resume with TekSystems when I had finished my degree and never heard back. Many years later, I was approached on LinkedIn by a TekSystems recruiter for a position and he had no idea I was in the system previously. Working with him was good, and I did get the position. Then I never heard from him again and I've had 4 or 5 different recruiters whose names I could not tell you if I tried since then. There's supposed to be monthly calls, they never happen.

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