Terrible Work Culture - Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

1.0
Jul 8, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

You have the opportunity to make good money...

Cons

You only can succeed if you play the game and suck up to people with power. Does not matter if you find the best talent, account managers will gate-keep roles for their friends. Sometimes roles would not even be put in the system until a friend of the account manager already identified 3 solid candidates that were submitted to hiring managers and selected to interview. This keeps amazing talent away from the opportunity to work for some amazing companies and it is absolutely poor business. People who joined in the past 5ish years are treated as beneath everyone else. Rules don't apply for some and are exponentially rigid for others in the exact same role, depending on who your "lead" is. I use the term "lead" loosely because they really provide nothing to the people they are "leading". It seems like a title given to those who have been there a while and want to feel like they have growth. Leads are a useless role at the company. They waste literally hours of your time with completely pointless meetings to check in daily on what you are doing minute to minute. Ask for a new lead that might fit you better and they blatantly ignore you. They expect you to come in early for meetings before working hours and still stay late, on a daily basis.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great environment and leadership overall, they invest on your training

Cons

Switching offices is very difficult, you need seniority

1.0
Jul 10, 2026
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
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Pros

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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