Waste of a great culture - Professional Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

2.0
Apr 23, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Earning potential is great and TEK has one of the best recruiter training programs in the biz. In my 3rd year as a recruiter I made over $100K.

Cons

Favoritism poor leadership at the local level. It happens everywhere and sometimes you'r'e in, sometimes you're not but the most recent DBO working in the Fort Worth, TX office was one of the worst leaders I've ever been around and the people that she leaned on in the office were equally as pathetic. There are a select few that are free to do as they please and the rest are pretty much screwed. People will stab you in the back and the gossip is out of control. I had a great group of friends and a few are still there but the "leaders" were the reason so many good ones left.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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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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