FDM Group reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,957 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

FDM Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,957 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FDM Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Mar 10, 2017

Avoid If Possible

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Pros

There are a only a few benefits to working with FDM, the training they provide isn't that bad, and you are provided with many opportunities for placements with large companies, getting you that much needed experience needed in today's job market!

Cons

With the pro's in mind, it's very very important to consider the various downsides to working at FDM, these include: - The Training is completely unpaid, and the work is full time, making it very difficult to find the time to work a part time job to make any form of money during your training. -Furthermore, you are forced to become "geographically flexible", you could be asked to relocate from Glasgow to London for example at short notice, and FDM will either offer you a week in a hotel, or two weeks of your rent. This is subpar considering the high costs of living somewhere like London, having likely just graduated from University and being working unpaid for 3-6 months, it's not very likely anyone has the money lying around to be able to fund this move without support from family or some other source. - On top of this, the salary is incredibly poor, you'll barely be paid graduate level salary, and this doesn't change depending on where you are placed, no matter how much higher the cost of living may end up being. - You have absolutely no choice as to where you end up placed, you'll be given an interview, most of the time at short notice, then you'll have to attend these interviews despite knowing very little as to what the job entails, as with in my case, the job I was told about, and the job I interviewed for could not be more difficult.

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FDM Group Response
9y
I’m sorry to hear that you are not enjoying your time with FDM. We are as transparent as possible in regards to our business model, which as you know is based on a training period (fully funded by FDM) followed by placements throughout the UK for a minimum of two years. Being geographically flexible is part of the agreement and we appreciate that the terms may not suit everyone, which is why there is a ‘cooling off ’ period where anyone can drop out in the first two weeks. We do try to accommodate preferences for placement where possible and, we like to encourage our consultants to join the clients as a permanent employee after the two year bond with FDM. So placing people somewhere which is not their preferred geographic location is not something FDM likes to do. That said, placement locations vary depending on client demand and therefore geographical flexibility is a requirement (which we reiterate throughout the recruitment process). If you wish to discuss anything further, please email me at Jonathan.Young@fdmgroup.com Jonathan Young - CIO
4.0
Mar 8, 2017

Salarg

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Pros

Great start for graduates who are willing to go towards an I.T industry. Negotiable pay rise after 2 years

Cons

Training scheme unpaid, no free will to choose client site.

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FDM Group Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback. I wish you the best of luck in your career. Sheila Flavell - COO
2.0
Mar 7, 2017
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Pros

FDM can set you up with roles in well respected companies, potentially jump starting your career in IT.

Cons

No sick pay.Minimum holiday leave + no pay for bank holidays (which are forced) You have 17 days to choose yourself. Very little support on site. Terrible training where they saddle you with £20,000 of debt. No thought or consideration for you as an individual. You are a commodity - a cow for milking. Lots of graduates have not been lucky with placement and have been beached/ kicked around/lied to and down right exploited.

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FDM Group Response
9y
I’m extremely sorry to hear that you do not feel valued and that you don’t think the training was useful. Our people are the most important asset and are our business which is why we invest a significant amount of resources into helping graduates launch their careers. The training is fully funded by FDM and, like any business, FDM needs to realise a return on its investment. This is why the two-year bond is in place –allowing the fees to be paid back only on the very rare occasion that the contract is broken. The vast majority of FDM consultants enjoy successful and lucrative careers. Your comment about being lied to worries me greatly. Honesty and integrity are core values for me and, therefore, if you believe that anyone at FDM lied to you or lied to any of your FDM colleagues I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further so that I can personally investigate. Please come and see me or email Jonathan.Young@fdmgroup.com
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