Recruiters only want to help if it benefits them. - Contractor TEKsystems Employee Review

2.0
22 Mar 2012
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Pros

The compensation as far as pay can be very good, if you get a recruiter who is trying to put the money in your pocket instead of theirs.

Cons

Initially, I thought Tek Systems was a great place to work for. But after my contract ended and it was time to look for a new assignement, I found that the recruiters only want to help you if it benefits them. I had an instance where a recruiter called me about an assignment. He wanted to pay me less money, but expected me to travel further.(An hour away) With gas being almost $4.00 a gallon, I would have spent darn near my whole paycheck in gas! When I told him I was not interested, I no longer received calls for any open assignments, he does not respond to any of my emails and sends my calls straight to voice mail. I never thought that I would receive such treatment, because I always had such a great rapport with the recruiters, but I see since I am not "jumping through hoops" for them, I am no longer an asset to them.

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5.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Good folks.. Solid company with good recruiters.

Cons

Lots of paperwork to get hired on for contract work.

3.0
23 Jun 2026
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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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