Don't Take The Deal - Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

1.0
14 Aug 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They will hire anyone, so if you absolutely need to make ends meet, this will get you through.

Cons

You will not be valued or taken seriously. They will try to convince you they have a culture, and an open communication policy. Upper management will tell you to be curious, ask questions, seek advice, all of the basic "you need these to succeed" qualities. While that is all good and you should do that in any job, it ultimately does not matter at TEK. Nothing you do will make you stand out. The deal is, unless you are higher up in the company, no one will respect or care about you, and it will be known. There is a horrible team culture here. Directors will make jokes and sigh if they hear a story about an account lead disrespecting a recruiter. That is not what you want in a company. I could not personally disagree more with how this company is run. As a recruiter, you will be forced to hit metrics to the point where your directors don't care about how many starts you have as long as you are hitting your activity. Every recruiter is constantly worried about their weekly activity, if they will keep their job, and highly stressed. It is the worst culture I have ever witnessed and seen, especially from a company that values their 'culture'. Please do not work here, unless you absolutely have to.

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5.0
23 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great culture, process, training, leadership.

Cons

Bad benefits and they aren’t automatic. High taxes with bonuses

3.0
23 Jun 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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