Run and don't look back! - Technical Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

1.0
24 Jun 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

lots of good initial training, co-workers are fun to be around, happy hours can be fun. Great starting salary for someone right out of college and strong upside for commissions if you are willing to work 12 hour days.

Cons

I knew I had to leave this company when a senior Account Manager in the office (someone we were supposed to look up to as a leader) told me to lie to a candidate so the candidate will accept the 3 month contract job at Macy's and we get paid. We are supposed to be aligned to "skills, goals and interests" of our technical candidates but all we have in mind is making sure we make money. This job was not in the candidate's best interest. AM's get to leave work early on Fridays to golf and Recruiters are expected to be in the office at all times. There's no such thing as work/life balance and if you leave the office before 6pm it better be because of an emergency. Don't be there a minute after 7:30am too otherwise you will be scrutinized. Must be clean shaven and well dressed otherwise you will get sent home. Funny because the candidates we meet with mostly work for bay area tech companies and are wearing t shirts and jeans. The only reason why anyone works in this industry is to make money which is fine, but don't expect to get any personal satisfaction in this career or be able to brag to your friends about the shady work you do.

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5.0
28 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good vibe from the managers. Helpful and gentle.

Cons

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3.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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