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      FDM Group

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      FDM Group reviews

      3.1

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (3,956 total reviews)
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      Rod Flavell

      55% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

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      FDM Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,956 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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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 2, 2016

      Project Support Office

      Project analyst
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      Pros

      1. Get to meet and network with plenty of talented, interesting graduates and Former members of the armed forces. 2. The company give you access to Pluralsight - a truly fantastic online tech and creative library.

      Cons

      1. Account Managers (who are supposed to help you find a suitable role and help you prepare for interviews) are terrible when it comes to communicating with trainees. They do not respond to emails and hardly ever return calls. (There are a few exceptions - though not many) 2. Training is of extremely bad quality. Trainers often simply read off PowerPoint presentations that were made years ago and (on many occasions) are not subject matter experts. You have to rely on putting in vast amounts of extra hours yourself and requesting help from others in your group if you are to pass the exams. (One trainer got so stuck when teaching our group the Excel functions MAXIFS and MINIFS, that he became a laughing stock among our group - when another, more capable trainee had to help him out. And you are expected to (potentially) pay back £20,000 FOR THIS???? ) 3. Even if there are very little opportunities available for you, you will be forced to stay with the company for a further 3 months after your training has finished (whilst they 'try' to find a placement for you). You will be threatened with a £20,000 fine if you wish to leave before this time. 4. When you have finished your training, you are forced to come into the office on a regular, weekly basis. Even if there are no opportunities suitable for your skills and experiences and account managers do not respond to your emails and calls. 5. Although the company pay for your travel expenses, this is capped at £20 a day. If your travel costs are more than this, you will have to fund this yourself. To make matters worse, you will NOT be receiving a salary during this period.

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      FDM Group Response
      9y
      I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed working with your colleagues and networking, however, I’m sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your overall experience. Our people are the most important part of FDM and we definitely do care about our employees. We invest a significant amount of resources (financial and non-financial) into helping graduates launch their careers. The training is fully funded by FDM and like any business it needs to recoup its investment, which is why the two-year bond is in place. It is not in our interest for consultants not to be placed, because that is the essence of our business model and the way we recoup our investment. If you feel that anyone has treated you unfairly, please come see me or email andy.brown@fdmgroup.com so that I can personally look into this. Andy Brown – Group Commercial Director
      4.0
      Dec 1, 2016

      okay job for juniors

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good place to start your career

      Cons

      Account manager doesn't really care about if consultants who doesn't make money for them.

      3.0
      Dec 1, 2016

      Consultants need to be treated well and listened to. Put people over profit.

      Test engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Trained in 2012 and training in SQL and Unix were very good. These skills are still valuable to me now ISTQB certificate If you're lucky, you'll be placed in a great company with great people

      Cons

      Feel more of an asset than an employee No say in where you want to work whether that be industry or location Recently, people have not been placed in roles they applied for. PMs and BAs have been placed in Test roles Many consultants are unhappy No trust between sales people, managers and consultants

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      FDM Group Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to post a review. I’m glad to see you worked with us for over three years and that you rate the training highly. Even though location preferences for placement are taken into consideration, we have clients throughout the UK and where you may be based is not determined by us; it is determined by the client and the assignment. Being geographically flexible is a requirement to join FDM as you know and is re-iterated throughout the recruitment process. We appreciate that the FDM Careers Programme is not for everyone, which is why we are fully transparent about the importance of flexibility in roles and location. The majority of employees embrace the opportunities and go on to have extremely lucrative careers. I hope the FDM experience helped you and we wish you the best of luck in your career journey. Andy Brown – Group Commercial Director
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