Recruiter - Technical Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

2.0
1 Feb 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great training that will lead to success in any type of sales, etc. The entire office will also critique you on almost every activity you perform so you get pretty accustomed to accepting criticism and also positive feedback; the amount of cold calling and lengthy in-person meetings with strangers will also make you totally unafraid to perform the functions of the job which are often fairly uncomfortable. You can make a LOT of money doing this job, which is a pro for sure, but for me, this pro came with more negatives than other positives

Cons

No work life balance. They consistently tell you that a work life balance is very important to them, but the necessities to perform the job at a level that will actually make you the type of money you are seeking (and keep you employed) make it impossible to have any type of work life balance. I worked about 65 hours a week. I found several "key players" in our office fairly if not mostly unethical in their dealings. It was very frustrating, and the whole team is consistently trying to indoctrinate you into their "company" so to bring it up is not well received. There were some straight shooting people in the office, but they were not popular among the rest of the office for the most part.

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5.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Teksystems have top rated clients in their radar and the recruiters are always ready to listen and try to give solution if there are any roadblocks as they render a comfortable platform to discuss anything regarding the contract.

Cons

pay range quoted is OK (medium ballpark) but unable to negotiate

3.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
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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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