FDM Group reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(405 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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3.0
Feb 20, 2023
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Pros

Great opportunity to work at Fortune 500 companies in fintech especially if you have a non-traditional background such as being self taught or a bootcamp graduate.

Cons

Pay is ridiculously low. Benefits are very expensive if you have a family. Be aware you are a contractor, and the clients can and do play games with your assignments. I have seen the bait and switch on placements in regards to which teams you will be working on, tech stacks, and even roles (had a coworker who was a backend dev magically land on a front end team, surprising everyone).

3.0
Feb 13, 2023
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Pros

1) Reasonably comprehensive training. Trainer quality is overall pretty good, but can vary. 2) You will meet a lot of peers who are also trying to start their careers. 3) Health/vision/dental benefits kick in during training.

Cons

1) You will work for around a month before ever receiving a paycheck . 2) $15/hr until you work on-site with a client. 3) Lower end $50K - $60K salary as a consultant (ramps up every 6 months). 4) You are locked into 2 year contract with the client; leaving FDM before then incurs a $15K fee (their value for training). 5) Account managers who facilitate client placement vary immensely in quality/professionalism. 6) Minimal support is provided after training is completed; you are mostly on your own to maintain and improve your skills. 7) Projects done after training but before client placement are poorly managed and have no full-time staff oversight. 8) Poor communication overall - decisions are constantly made that not all staff are aware of, or in agreement on. There's a general impression that a lot of people are trying their best but winging it.

4.0
Feb 11, 2023

Useful to get started

Recommend
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Pros

Useful to get started career wise Good selection of Blue Chip companies Good trainers Excellent fellow FDM Consultants

Cons

First couple of years with a low pay Account Managers not that interested in you or where you would like to work

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