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

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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1.0
Jun 19, 2024

Worst decision of my life

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Pros

Only 1 thing, The company acts as a stepping stone for you into the IT industry. But that's all. Even the skills you learn/bring to the next job, It is not going to help much. They don't even teach you the bare minimum or basics of being a IT Analyst or BA. They are like Insurance agents where they upsell their products (me and you) and claim that we are very efficient in whatever we do, but in the end it becomes a disappointment when the client company who hires us based on what the account manager mentions about us. And then we get blamed for not being proactive, not showing the willingness to learn etc.

Cons

Very bad management. Nothing good about it. Tracks people on their activity on teams, outlook etc. Once you are logged in to their server, they can track where and when and what are you doing and they keep a record of this and use it against you. Account managers are not even responsive when it comes to asking them questions, they expect us to show proactive-ness in learning and finding out about potential opportunities but they are not replying at all. When they want to meet you, they schedule a time and then 5 minutes before the scheduled time, they will come to you and say they can't make it and change to another day because of some other issue they have. When you don't have an attachment/placement, they only ask you to come to the office and self study, nothing more nothing less. Which is quite redundant, because there's no actual real training given. Furthermore, it's a 2 year bond with FDM. The sad thing is even if you wanted to leave, you have to pay a termination fee of the training courses that you went through for the first month, which is almost 80% irrelevant to the job scope. We are always being up sold to the clients. We can never meet their expectations. Many many more cons in this company. My suggestion, don't venture into this if you're not prepared for all the negativity you're going to face

1.0
Mar 1, 2024
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Pros

There is not many, would only really work here if you are DESPERATE.You are treated like a child.

Cons

So many. Horrible lazy staff. Horrible HR. You don’t interact with actual FDM staff much, they just make other consultants manage you in weird teams.

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FDM Group Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with feedback. We do apologize for any negative experience you may have had during your time with us. We strive to create a workplace culture in which all our employees feel supported and empowered. Consultants are supported through regular milestone meetings with our Consultant Experience (CX) team throughout the duration of their placements with FDM. We are also dedicated to meeting our client's expectations. We offer opportunities for promotion and salary increases after the initial two years in the FDM Graduate Programme as a third-year Consultant. We appreciate your feedback and are always looking for ways to improve and streamline our processes. We would be happy to discuss your experience further. Please feel free to reach out to us at consultantexperience@fdmgroup.com. Kind Regards, FDM Group
3.0
Jan 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- prestigious clients you get a shot at interviewing with - training is a bit too fast. if you didn't take at least one programming module before, you are going to struggle hard. (1 week on soft skills, 1 week of unix, 1 week of sql, 8 weeks of Java). There are assessments which you are graded on. Training is ok. Can be full-stack dev within 3 months. - mostly uni grads so there's a fun learning environment. - during benched period, can upskill while at least getting paid and waiting for interviews.

Cons

- MIGHT get benched for MONTHS. People looking for career change but have other commitments (e.g. dependencies), do bear in mind that when you're benched and never had a placement before, you will still draw a salary of 2.1k - salary starts from 2.1k during training. 2.8k when on client + daily client placement bonus so 3.6k+ during 1st year and 3.9k+ during second year. - u need to interview with their clients so it is quite stressful to keep preparing for interviews - Java training is a little outdated - bare minimum health benefits ($5 to see GP)

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