FDM Group reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

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Rod Flavell

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2.0
Nov 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Basic training to help you get to a level playing field in the tech market It gives you a platform to network with people who will eventually be placed with other financial institutions.

Cons

Surely compensation a major factor in deciding where to work. FDM operates as a vendor firm supplying T&M to clients. With recruitment companies, they may take a percentage cut of your wage from your employer. But with FDM, they actually take whatever over and above the agreed wage they pay you I.e. 22k; there are cases where clients are paying 50, even 60k to FDM, and they will still be paying you 22k. That's more than a bit unfair. And you don't get to choose what you want to work in, basically you are expected to show a positive inclination to whatever they have to offer, where you may end up doing what you don't set out to do.

4.0
Oct 30, 2017

good if you need a foot in the door

Anonymous employee
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Pros

they offer training so that they can place you onsite as a contractor with another company

Cons

you're locked into a two year contract getting paid 44k a year. they expect you to move anywhere in the continental USA, and only offer a 2k reimbursement check to help you through cover the financial burden. contracts can be terminated at a drop of a hat. the HR staff is spread very thin, and many concerns/ complaints/ things you need help with wont get answered for a very long time, if ever.

5.0
Oct 10, 2017

A Caring Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

FDM absolutely cares about it's employees, trainees, and the consultants they have contracted to other people. If anyone ever has a problem, they want to know ASAP so they can work with you to get it fixed. I know internally they do anything they can try to work with anyone having a problem, and they really do look out for everyone. FDM is extremely supportive. Below I have laid out the pros: + Supportive + Cares about employees/contractors/trainees + Offers opportunities to people who get overlooked + Can help create great career opportunities for people + Offers solid, guaranteed pay amount for contractors + Holds high education and performance standards + Paid training + Extremely diverse - FDM prides itself on inclusion and promoting especially women in the workforce. They've taken some great strides in that area. As an internal employee, I've absolutely loved my time here. The company holds great, inclusive values and is incredibly supporting. They value new ideas and teamwork to help grow the company. The people are super nice, and it's a great environment to work in.

Cons

I do love working for FDM, but to be fair I need to list the cons as well. I am an internal employee and did not go through the training programme, so I cannot speak for the trainee experience. But from my experience here are the cons: - Guaranteed pay amount. This one was a pro, as well. The reason is the pay is the same no matter what company you are contracted to, so it can be more or less than what others around you on site are making. This point isn't really good or bad, but something to consider from both ends. - 2 year contract - again, not exactly a negative, but something to be aware of. 2 years sounds scary, but getting a job in your career field for two years isn't bad, and once the two years are up you can do whatever you'd like. The training isn't like regular job training; it's essentially a concentrated, super intensive, educational program for comp-sci. So instead of paying tuition, which you would normally have to pay for that level of education, they ask for your time as a contractor. Those are really the only cons I can think of. And again, those aren't really cons, just definitely things to consider while applying. FDM does a really great job at helping people enter coding fields who wouldn't normally have that chance. If you're looking at FDM and have a strong IT background and can find a job on your own, then definitely look at those points before applying. Internally, as an employee, I cannot think of anything, even caveats, to write.

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