Decent first job - Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

2.0
Dec 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of young people, "college vibe". Good experience for those straight out of college. Hire most of their recruiters based on looks, so you'll be working with plenty of good looking people. A lot of the people are great to work with (like minded).

Cons

Not a very professional atmosphere. LOTS of gossip even at the managerial level (you want to get in good with your manager). They will straight out lie about earning potential, saying you'll make 100% commission (which is really 2% of 100% of what you're making the company). Cult-like atmosphere. They will make you think there is nothing beyond Teksystems and that you're extremely lucky to even be there (like being in an abusive relationship). Long hours: they make you feel guilty for not taking the initiative to come in earlier and stay in later than expected. Low base salary- 30k Extremely high turnover (probably part of their business model Lots of micromanagement.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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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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