fun place to work, they take good care of thier employees and the offices are in well kept with free snacks and drinks as well as company activites to help keep morale up. The management has tunnel vision and doesn't really pay much attention to the lower paid workers but the senior staff are very capable and talented

Pros

Decent wages, room for advancement, and a fun office atmosphere

Cons

lack of direction from upper management, can be boring at times, entry level staff are not treated as well as senior staff

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The recruitment center is good to work for.

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 17 April 2021

The recruiter was really good and easy to work with. He kept me abreast of the position of the contract and renewals. When there was a miscommunication between the contracted company and TEKSystems, TEKSystems gave me an extra 2 weeks for the notice missed.

Pros

Close communication with contract manager

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Good placements, bad management

System Support Analyst (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 17 March 2021

First of all, TEKsystems got me my first permanent job placement and the experience I got while on the job was great. However, the management is rotten to the core. I was told by a former worker who passed my information on to them that it was a "den of snakes, but you can get a job!" which I can now say is definitely true. From the recruiters who try to lowball you during interviews, to the managers who know nothing about what you do, lie about your accomplishments, and don't care about what they say about you or to you, TEKsystems management is terrible. Recruiters will try to get you to lower your starting salary before being hired, I would recommend not going for it. A few interactions I had with my manager that shouldn't identify me are, having to tell them what the stat holidays were, and having to fight to get my hours nearly every time. Once TEKsystems realized the stat holidays guaranteed by the government were required to be paid, my manager would make it out to be TEKsystems doing me a favor by paying me. The people you work with are usually the same as you, out to get good experience to get a leg up, and maybe some certifications. For this reason, the work environment is usually pretty good in that respect. TEKsystems claims to support workers getting certifications, but that's only when "the budget allows it" and it never does. I know people who got certifications and still have not been reimbursed for it, despite working several years for the company. If you can ignore the management side of TEKsystems, this is a good company to work for.

Pros

Work Experience

Cons

Management, Culture, Lack of Support

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Overall training period was very informative and productive.

Telecom CAD Designer (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 28 May 2020

The time I've spend with the staff training being provided by the company was memorable for me. Everything from start to end was handled very professionally. Everything was on time, lunch, training hours, schedule, HR staff was very professional. I was really impressed by the way they explained their official ethics and environment, but during that training period the environment I've exposed was something being my expectations it was simply fantastic. Everything was very enjoyable.

Pros

Free lunch

Cons

Presentation skills were weak

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Fast paced with high expectations

Technical Recruiter (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 14 May 2020

Worth it, if you are ready for the commitment. High expectations but a lot of opportunity for financial progression and training for those interested.

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Nice place to work

Front-end Developer (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 6 April 2020

Nice place to work as an entrepreneur and a good consideration of resources.

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Demanding workplace

Customer Support Associate (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 2 January 2020

The harder you work, the more money you will make. This goes for most roles as a recruiter. As a customer support associate, I would have to process an amount of work that was not doable for on associate alone. The job would have been fun with more help.

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Assigned to aproject out of the company

IT Support (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 12 December 2019

Was a temporary job, assigned to a project. Reported remotely any step on the job. Procedures were very clear and easy to follow. Finished without any complain. Jobs were assigned weekly so we can do a plan to do.

Pros

Good company to work with

Cons

Low rate per mile

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Great Place to Work

Recruiter (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 9 December 2019

The culture at our TEKsystems office stands out the most over anything else. Everyone is a similar age/demographic and attitude aw well all motivated by delivering a good service and the fruits of that labor. Tbe schedule can be flexible if you need it and show that you work hard. Lunches & coffees with clients are paid for by the company and encouraged. Lots of office perks which are all a nice bonus. Competitive work culture but also when where everyone’s willing to lend a hand. Uncapped commission structure and lots of room for advancement. Not for the faint of heart.

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Pretty good place to work for.

Technical Lead (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 11 November 2019

They send you on various assignments. Some good, some less desirable. Payscale was a bit low. They did say I was their top performer. I got myself a full time perm job elsewhere, but TekSystems still kept calling me to come back!

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Citrix System Administrator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 20 October 2019

This company is great place to work and enhance your skill for the upcoming new technologies. The company is a multinational company developing apps and software solutions for various clients

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Interesting assignments

Assistant Team Lead/Coordinator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 17 October 2019

If you do a good job and keep their clients happy, you will be employed. If they have the assignments that requires your skillsets, they will work with the client on your behalf to get in.

Pros

Once a month, your account rep may have lunch with you.

Cons

No benefits if you are incorporated.

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Well Balanced Company

Technical Recruiter (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 18 September 2019

Since starting at TEKsystems 8 months ago I’ve noticed significant changes is how the company has taken action to make it a more well balanced workplace. Specifically I’ve noticed flexibility for life events to take a priority (appointments, family, personal). Hour core hours have also been tapered back 1.5 everyday with no effect to our salary. When I look at average income in Calgary, my salary is exactly in line. On top of that there is endless opportunity for commission and advancement. Yet at the same time this doesn’t come easy, as 8 months in, I’ll still be at least a few months away from the commission threshold. Although it’s also rewarding to know and see that the harder and more efficient I work, the closer I come to this mark. The culture is great but don’t expect to not be pushed and hit your goals every single week. And it’s exactly this performance culture that keeps me around. No one said it would be easy.

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great start

Account Manager - Government Services (Former Employee) - CA - 10 September 2019

good place to start a career. If you are fresh out of school and looking to get a job quick and get pushed, this is the place. not a place to retire from.

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Run Of The Mill

Chief Architect (Former Employee) - Montréal, QC - 29 August 2019

Pretty much what you would expect. Day to day is good and the development teams are great to work with. Some projects can be pretty advanced, however, you can get stuck on a maintenance project as well.

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Great place for start of career

Account Executive (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 26 August 2019

Great commission, great place to start career and develop skills early on including business acumen and sales. Has grown a lot as a company over the past 2 years

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Great environment in the Edmonton office with some strong leadership. I just happen to have the worst account manager.

Technical Recruiter (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 26 August 2019

The organization itself was great but be prepared to work the phones hard at the beginning to build your network. I learned a ton about the IT industry and what direction different clients/industries are moving. The hardest part of the job would be understanding the different IT spaces but that will come with time. They have a great training program but ensure you have the right leadership in place to facilitate growth.

Pros

Free lunches

Cons

Long hours

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good place to start a career

Account Manager - Government Services (Current Employee) - CA - 26 August 2019

very busy. lots of accountability and days loaded with feedback. You must be able to build your own calendar. You need to get on the "TEK train" or else..

Pros

paid expenses

Cons

pressure

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Not a good job

RECRUITER (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 22 August 2019

Not a good work environment, and very much dictator style leadership. They do not appreciate push back or new ideas. 7:30am - 5:30pm required in office, with mandated lunches and coffees with clients. Sales jobs can be like this, but not mandated. No flexibility, and a bad atmosphere all around.

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fun workplace and have a very hardworking people.

IT Technician (Former Employee) - Brampton, ON - 18 August 2019

Enjoyed 2 weeks in working with teksystems for IT technician in coca cola's data migration process. The pay is also good and learned a lot of stuffs with the area of IT that i studied.

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No care of their people

Project/Technical Analyst (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 7 July 2019

All the care is the companies they send people to and not the people that they send. They try and make the management of that company happy. Once the job is over, they forget they even know you