Onbording was rubbish. Recruiter was doing his best trying to make me switch to one of their umbrellas. Would not issue a contract so threatened not to show on site, than he lied to client that i wanted to pospone onboarding while he was still not issuing contract. Picking issues with the ltd company that were non of his concern. I would avoild like the plague unless it is the only choice to get the client.
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Bad experience with TEKSystems/Allegis?
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Originally posted by Batcher View PostMy experience as well. He took me for a coffee to chat about contracts coming up but was quizzing me all the time about previous bosses I worked under.
I have a terrible memory and probably gave him a few wrong names
He then called a couple of weeks later to say the contract was close but two referees up front would speed things up. I declined saying I would give them as soon as he secured the contract.
That was a couple of months ago and, funnily enough, I haven't heard a peep since.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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Originally posted by HappyMandarin View PostHas anyone else had a bad experience with TEKSystems/Allegis? I've found them incredibly slow and inefficient at onboarding, and completelydisuninterested in the cost this inflicts on the contractor waiting to start.
If anyone else has had problems and/or solutions, please let me know!
With agents wanting contacts, I give them the names and phone numbers of other agents.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostWith agents wanting contacts, I give them the names and phone numbers of other agents.---
Former member of IPSE.
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Many a mickle makes a muckle.
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Re: problem with TEKSystems
Originally posted by HappyMandarin View PostHas anyone else had a bad experience with TEKSystems/Allegis? I've found them incredibly slow and inefficient at onboarding, and completely disinterested in the cost this inflicts on the contractor waiting to start.
If anyone else has had problems and/or solutions, please let me know!
The onboarding was a nightmare. They wanted a copy of my degree (which I sent) but that wasn’t enough, they contacted the University for confirmation. They wanted details of all my contracts for the last five years and checked every single reference. They wanted me to travel to one of their offices to verify my passport (a copy wasn’t enough) although they finally dropped that condition. I had to pay for my own criminal check. The person doing the onboarding was slow in responding, lost some of the things I sent and then took ages to check stuff.
They also wanted me to consent to a media check (which I did). They waited two weeks before starting the check which they then told me could take two weeks which would have meant it would not have been complete before my start date.
Throughout this time they would not issue my contract until all compliance checks were completed.
A few days before I was due to start they still hadn’t issued my contract. When I threatened to contact the client directly my agent told me the contract had been cancelled.
My agent claimed he didn’t know the client was going to cancel the contract right until he told me. Truth is I knew something was wrong for at least a couple of weeks. They were evasive about the progress of the compliance checks and refused to issue my contract.
This is my second contract through TEkSystems. I would never deal with them again.Comment
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