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      FDM Group

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      FDM Group IT Consultant/Java Developer reviews

      2.8

      38% would recommend to a friend

      (63 total reviews)
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      Rod Flavell

      98% approve of CEO

      4% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.1

      Compensation and benefits

      IT Consultant/Java Developer employees have rated FDM Group with 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most IT Consultant/Java Developer professionals have an average working experience there. FDM Group is rated 27% below average by IT Consultant/Java Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      63 reviews
      3.0
      Jan 13, 2017

      Varies greatly on placement

      It consultant, java developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Free training on skills that employers want. If you manage to get placed during your training, your training is sometimes adjusted to fit your placement. - Most trainers are helpful and friendly - Helps you prepare for interviews - Depending on your training programme, you may get paid for it - Free Pluralsight membership

      Cons

      - Wage is quite low for the first 2 years. For java devs, 21k for the first year, slightly more in the 2nd. 3rd years+ varies on performance and client - Some elements of training are a waste of time - Requires you to be geographically flexible within UK - Travelling expenses during training are not paid for - Filling out time sheets during training can become tedious - Internal communication can be inconsistent

      2.0
      Jan 3, 2017

      Java Developer

      Java developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good start for fresh graduate. Lots of opportunity Good training Peers are good Good start for business student in IT industry.

      Cons

      Sales do not respect the consultants. However, without consultant, they are actually nothing even they have business. Compare to the other consulting firm, for example Deloitte Financial Advisory, sales of FDM are not come from the consultant. So, they always send wrong people to wrong place since they have no practical skill.

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      FDM Group Response
      9y
      Thank you for your feedback. Our people are the most important part of our business and respect is crucial. If you feel you were treated unfairly by anyone, email me directly at andy.brown@fdmgroup.com so that I can personally look into it. Your feedback is important to us. Andy Brown – Group Commercial Director
      2.0
      Nov 15, 2016

      Disorganisation

      Java developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Excellent training - One of the only ways to get into junior dev roles and establish yourself without 2+ years of proffesional dev experience

      Cons

      - Hawkish, incompetent account managers - Unhelpful HR department - Guaranteed placements aren't guaranteed. I have been accepted to two placements, only for them to fall through mysteriously. No one cares that I haven't been paid for months while waiting for FDM to get their act together.

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      FDM Group Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to post a review. I’m glad to hear that you rate the training highly and recognise the value of the FDM Careers Programme. Unfortunately, some client placements do get pushed back or fall through on occasion for reasons out of our control (i.e. budget cuts on the client side). When this happens, the team tries their best to find other suitable placements. However, it sounds like this could be communicated better and we certainly don’t want you to feel ignored. As you are still an employee, please come to see me directly or email jonathan.young@fdmgroup.com so that we can talk about it. Your feedback is important to us. Jonathan Young - CIO
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