Nickels and dimes.... - Software Developer TEKsystems Employee Review

2.0
Mar 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

They have lots of opportunities, provided you have the experience for job, and will push (aggressively?) to help you get a position.

Cons

Benefits are not that great, PTO which you have to actually fight for depending on your job. Te insurance is comparable to Obamacare, which is the better option, and there isn't a big issue with transition when your contract ends. On the same note with the PTO, they employ some aggressive, and just not friendly account managers. Which that pressure moves to the recruiter. Never had a recruiter push so hard for significant items which weren't a necessity to the contract. The pay, don't even try to argue, I feel bad for some of their clients when they charge twice your rate to them and then only provide you with 12 days of PTO which include the holidays. For the fact they would rather attempt to screen another candidate then provide you with a small cut of their ridiculous margin. I know some are opposed to RHT and their strategies, but after working with Teksystems, I would strongly recommend you look into alternative recruiting firms that actually value their contractors.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

TEK always comes in clutch when you need something right away. Never had a bad Engagement Manager either

Cons

Not sufficient benefits for contracts, sometimes contracts are wishy-washy on 'End Date'

3.0
Jun 23, 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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