If you're looking for a grind it out sales gig, it can work for you - Recruiter TEKsystems Employee Review

3.0
21 Feb 2022
Recommend
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Pros

TEK was not the place for me but that doesn't mean there isn't success to be had there or that it's an especially bad company. They hire almost anyone with a degree so it's not too hard to get in on the ground floor. If you can grind cold calls and are driven by numbers - this place can be a good fit for you.

Cons

You'll be asked to work more than 40 hours/week in order to hit quotas. Whoever you are assigned to as your lead makes a big impact on your day-to-day unfortunately as not all leads are created equal. The way they train you to recruit and the way you need to recruit in order to hit your quotas does not match up. In training they preach a lot of long-term, relationship-building based practices but in reality you need to have more of a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks mentality to be successful there. Also you need to at least pretend you're drinking the company kool-aid. If they suspect you're not "TEK material" you will quickly be pushed out.

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5.0
28 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very good vibe from the managers. Helpful and gentle.

Cons

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3.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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