Don't waste your time - Technical Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

2.0
23 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-you can meet some fun coworkers -when you do place a consultant they do a good job of recognizing that -paid lunches every now and then -PTO

Cons

-very micromanaged by boss and boss's boss -expected to hit unrealistic numbers of activities per week -will be either forced to quit or put on a performance plan before being forced to quit even if you are hitting activity requirements -tons of unnecessary internal meetings that take up a majority of the morning, when that time could be used to actually recruit -they say work life balance is a huge priority, yet they go out of their way to praise people that work after 5pm -dives way too deep into personal life (for me this was a con) -was not informed of the hourly rate during the 13 week training period BEFORE you get put on salary at the end of training -very cliquey/ favorites played -typically people don't work here for that long, tons of people in and out during my time here if that tells you anything -people I worked with would bad mouth people that left TEK after they did, unprofessional -caught a few higher ups talking bad about one of my coworkers in front of me at one point

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5.0
6 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good folks.. Solid company with good recruiters.

Cons

Lots of paperwork to get hired on for contract work.

3.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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