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    TEKsystems Reviews

    Updated June 22, 2017
    1,935 reviews

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    TEKsystems President Jay Alvather
    Jay Alvather
    335 Ratings

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    Pros

    • Best IT Staffing Company, great people (in 85 reviews)

    • The position does allow for a great work life balance (in 34 reviews)

    Cons

    • Work life balance could use improvement (in 168 reviews)

    • It's a sales job so expect long hours (in 134 reviews)

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    1. "Great Company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bloomington, IL
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bloomington, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at TEKsystems (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great Company, Fair, transparent, fun loving.

      Cons

      Nothing that are significant. teh staff, management all are very helpful.

      Advice to Management

      Great..

    2. "Good job, has potential."

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      Former Employee - Technical Recruiter in Albuquerque, NM
      Former Employee - Technical Recruiter in Albuquerque, NM
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Culture, goal oriented. Colleagues make or break the job. Get to meet a lot of people and make a difference in people's lives.

      Cons

      Recruiting is hard generally. Long hours, definite favorites. Recruiting is difficult in a small city. Work life balance is hard to achieve.

    3. "Culture"

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      Former Employee - Recruiter in Charlotte, NC
      Former Employee - Recruiter in Charlotte, NC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at TEKsystems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Excellent place to work. Your colleagues are committed and invested in your success as you are with theirs. They offer support outside work as well to all employees

      Cons

      If they could provide a more substantial and affordable health plan and increase the 401K contribution to an industry standard that would help a great deal.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to the local market leaders before making sweeping changes to the field offices.

    4. "Consultant"

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      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in Normal, IL
      Former Employee - Senior Consultant in Normal, IL

      I worked at TEKsystems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great company, looks out for you as an employee.

      Cons

      NO con against Tek specifically but the fact the work I had was contract and didn't end up becoming permanent was a drag.

    5. "Excellent"

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      Current Employee - Lead Recruiter in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Lead Recruiter in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at TEKsystems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Best in class recruiting. So vast in the company's reach
      Changes lives daily. Amazing colleagues. One of the most prestigious large firms to work at. Difficult to get hired here as TEKsystems has very demanding standards...top of the line

      Cons

      Frankly it's just a stressful job. Sr Account Managers, Lead Recruiters, Delivery Recruiting Sales Managers, and Director of Business Opps on average start at Minimum total compensationaround 120,000 annually so it's worth it

      Advice to Management

      You need to literally clean house of the lazy DBOs and Account Managers and out of touch self obsessed lifer recruiters they aren't helping attract and retain millennials only some are

    6. "Not a Contracting Firm Expert but They Seem Very Professional"

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      Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Dallas, TX
      Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Dallas, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at TEKsystems full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The staff are very competent and in tune with what their customers want and what kind of jobs that they are offering.

      Cons

      They mislead a colleague as to whether they were going to offer sponsorship (said they would and then didn't at the last moment; not enough time for him to recover).

      Advice to Management

      Do not push people to decide whether to take a position quickly. Career choices are important and should not be rushed.

    7. Helpful (2)

      "TEKsystems = Truly a Phenomenal Company"

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      Former Employee - Lead Recruiter in Cincinnati, OH
      Former Employee - Lead Recruiter in Cincinnati, OH
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at TEKsystems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      In my market covering southern Ohio and send of Kentucky or other markets in West Virginia we had a great team. Yes, you work hard. Yes, the job is hard. But when my 30th birthday hadn't even arrived and I made more money than my mom, dad, and sister combined, all of whom work full time by the way, I realized the long hours and stress were worth it. I feel a lot of the folks who don't make it in the staffing or agency recruiting realm get really salty about it. If you're good, you'll fall in love with TEKsystems and it will provide you with amazing opportunities. If you simply don't have the work ethic, smarts, and people skills, you'll sink like an anker. Just don't take it personally if you don't make it. I would highly recommend this job to ANYONE lucky enough to get an offer here. It changes your life by teaching you invaluable skills in business. Two years at TEKsystems offer more practical business experience than any C-level MBA would, no joke! Great people! Values driven! Cares about the consultant and contractor population very very sincerely and authentically. Hard working colleagues. Incredibly lucrative for top performers!

      Cons

      I do not know of a job that pays all of its top performers over six figures even those that started a couple years ago. With that said, I have no con. For me, working is about making money and making a difference. You get both at TEKsystems.

      Advice to Management

      I get nervous when I felt Jay and the RVPs were out of touch in attracting and retaining millennials for internal hire roles. Better Healthcare and Benefits. Young folks care about time off I guess more than money so I suppose you should change things.

    8. "I'd recommend working here"

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      Former Employee - Senior Technical Recruiter in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Senior Technical Recruiter in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at TEKsystems full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      - Very rewarding to those diligent enough to put in the time necessary to see success.
      - Collaborative environment where everyone's input is valued
      - Opportunity to shape the path of your career
      - Networking with some extremely smart people in the IT industry
      - Build valuable skills and relationships

      Cons

      - Work life balance could use improvement
      - Your level of success and the quality of your experience are heavily dependent on factors beyond your control

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Good for young professionals"

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      Current Employee - Account Manager in Portland, ME
      Current Employee - Account Manager in Portland, ME
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at TEKsystems full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Been with TEK for 9 years, would highly recommend to college grads to get their foot in the door and develop a strong work ethic.
      Good Culture
      Great people to work with makes a miserable industry better

      Cons

      Office Director's are reading from a script given to them by senior leadership.
      Not much creative thinking anymore.
      I feel like all of the good Office Directors have been driven out of the company by senior leadership for being free-thinkers.
      Senior leadership is clunky and old school thinking.

      Advice to Management

      Catch up with the times, it's not 1985

    10. "Service Delivery Manager"

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      Former Employee - Service Delivery Manager in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - Service Delivery Manager in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at TEKsystems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Gave me my first shot at managing.
      Received quality people to run the help desk.
      Tried to train when it came to managing - tough to do this though.

      Cons

      Started very low in my salary.
      No support from above - had to rely on myself - which may have been better in the long term.
      No work life balance - but this was my decision - and our account was chaos

      Advice to Management

      It was really tough to figure out our end goals for the year - need better communication. I give them credit - they knew that and were working to resolve.

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