If you don't have a family or need your first job, its good - Technical Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

3.0
Mar 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I met a lot of great friends working here. You get a lot of good training and will have great work ethic here after a while here. They try to make the culture like other startups in the bay area, but it just isn't. It's a great first job but then go somewhere else where you can make more money. If you want to go into sales you have a potential to do well, if they give you the right accounts. If not, you won't make anything and can make way more money somewhere else.

Cons

They micro manage the crap out of their employees. They will want to know what you're doing at al times during the day, and how you're doing it. Part of the culture is sharing your whole life story and having no privacy. If you want a work/life balance + a life outside of work, probably not the place. They really want to know everything about your life outside of work and its very intrusive. Money sucks. Like I said, go here to get good training, and then leave and work for another company in the bay area where you will make soooo much more cash. You make money based on how many hours someone else works. You can actually get negative pay if they work overtime. Its messed up. You also have to do a lot of shady things to make more money (lie to contractors about how much the company wants to pay). It just felt wrong taking money away from someones family just to get a few more bucks a week for the company. Theres a lot of turnover at this company and you'll see people come and go a lot. They promote people just because they drink the Kool-aid, but a lot of times they aren't good leaders.

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Cons

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1.0
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Recruiters are friendly and engaged *at first

Cons

My experience with TEKsystems revealed major issues in how candidates are managed and communicated with. After completing all onboarding requirements and being told I was cleared for a role, I was even welcomed by the client as part of the team and informed that I would be starting soon. At that point, I reasonably expected a smooth transition into the position. Instead, communication from the recruiting team became inconsistent and, eventually, nonexistent. Several promised updates never arrived. I had to initiate contact repeatedly just to confirm basic information, and responses often came late, from different people, or with no context. At one point, I was told the team “wasn’t aware I was still available,” despite multiple documented interactions showing I had remained fully engaged and ready to begin. The most concerning part was being asked to re‑interview for a role I had already been cleared for — a clear sign that my status was not being tracked internally. Even after that second interview, I received no follow‑up from the recruiters who were supposed to be coordinating the process. I ultimately learned the client had moved forward with someone else, but only because I reached out directly. TEKsystems never communicated this themselves, nor did they provide any explanation for the breakdown in communication. TEKsystems works with reputable clients and offers solid opportunities, but candidates should be prepared to advocate for themselves constantly. In my experience, even being fully onboarded, welcomed by the client, and told I was part of the team did not guarantee proper follow‑through. Clear, consistent, and accountable communication is essential in staffing — and unfortunately, that was not my experience here.

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