FDM Group Graduate Software Development reviews

2.7

28% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

33% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Graduate Software Development employees have rated FDM Group with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Software Development professionals have an average working experience there. FDM Group is rated 30% below average by Graduate Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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25 reviews
4.0
Jul 23, 2018

Graduate trainee

Recommend
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Pros

Well supporting networks Good career planning

Cons

Training subsidy low not sure where to go

5.0
Aug 1, 2017

A fruitful journey

Recommend
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Pros

-Graduates get this unmatched opportunity of working with big names in financial services industry on rotational bases, which is not provided by any other graduate programs -The roles that FDM's clients (Investment Banks & Financial Services Firm) have to offer are in Entry-Mid level roles. This means that these graduates get a significant role in a big firm which they otherwise would not have got as a fresh graduate. So there's an amazing learning opportunity -It is not a recruitment firm. It trains its trainees, provide them with various certifications which would have cost them a lot if they had to do them on their own. -After working for 2 years with FDM clients, you get an opportunity to be internalised by one of them- meaning great salary and benefits at a Mid level role after just 2 years of work experience -FDM also provides international opportunities for its outstanding candidates- harder you work, more you get rewarded -FDM is a like a family to all the consultants placed at different banks and they all get together every once in a while to celebrate their journey. Events organised are great and fun

Cons

-The contract is for 2 years- however after 2 years you have a possibility to get internalised directly by one of the FDM's clients at great benefits or you could continue to work with FDM

1.0
Mar 10, 2017

Avoid If Possible

Recommend
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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
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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
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