Tanya de Grunwald would flip this - IT Consultant FDM Group Employee Review

1.0
Jun 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pros are simply non-existent at this little company

Cons

- Micromanagement of consultant on bench, with the manager not knowing how to do anything (she even failed her scrum master test when we held scrum meeting everyday) - Account managers put 10 candidates to interview for 1 headcount, then proceeds to blame the other 9 for their lack of competency, although the 9 already passed all signed off test and training by the company, which means the account manager do not approve their trainer's decision and the recruiter's opinion - Mandatory to speak English in the office, speaking Chinese will be not allowed. However, speaking of Russian is ok for white passing exotic minorities. Double standard and racist, classicism - Bound for 2.5 years or more at the company, with the period to be determined by the competency of account managers to get you a placement

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FDM Group Response
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We regret to hear about your negative experience. FDM is committed to providing an inclusive and fair work environment for all employees. We work hard to give everyone an opportunity and want to see all our consultants succeed on client site. We offer a high level of support to help consultants prepare for interviews and the projects our consultants are selected for are based on matching skill sets to client requirements. The upskilling we provide is vocational and encourages lifelong learning; it is not academic and passing a test is one part of achieving success. We are confident in the skillsets of our experienced coaches and with the help of their expertise we have launched thousands of successful careers across FDM. We welcome all feedback and take all concerns seriously. We are dedicated to hearing about how we can offer further support to our valued employees. We encourage you to contact our People Team at PeopleTeamHK@fdmgroup.com who will handle anything raised with care and confidentially.

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