Might land you a great placement, might not, worth a try - Business Intelligence Consultant FDM Group Employee Review

3.0
Sep 30, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Get you opportunities in roles that companies don't hire directly for. - These opportunities may allow you to then get employed by the client after two years as a contractor and in many cases these are well-paying secure jobs as FDM has mostly large established companies as clients. - FDM kind of act like your own personal recruiter in case your placement ends, while you get paid a constant salary.

Cons

- You might get placed on assignments that don't have much to do with what you trained in (more so for trainees in the Business programmes like PMO and Business Analysis, but also happens with people in technical operations, Business Intelligence) or that aren't very promising in general. - Generally there is significant uncertainty on whether you will get a permanent job offer from the client (that's why they use companies like FDM). - If you get let go of your current client, there's uncertainty on what your next placement will be but at least they will look to get you one. - You can plausibly spend two years in placements that don't further your career very much (but then again you might get placements that further your career quite a lot).

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FDM Group Response
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Thank you for taking the time out to write this review. We are thrilled to hear that you've benefited from our connections. At FDM, we value our client relationships as much as we value our consultants. We strive to place consultants in companies that are the right fit for them, to ensure that all our consultants start their career journeys successfully. Through our consultant career framework initiative we help consultants map their career paths and demonstrate how cross-functional roles and a range of client deployments help broaden the skills and knowledge obtained from placements, furthering career progression in the future. We wish you all the best and please feel free to reach out to consultantexperience@fdmgroup.com. Kind Regards, FDM Group

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