Pros
Overall, fdm is a pretty fantastic place to work at! First let me start with the training. The dress code is business professional, and a strict 9-5:30, and of course it's always best to show 15 minutes early. It may sounds strict, but they're helping you building good habits, and prepping you for the professional world, especially coming from a relaxed college environment. Next up is the actual training. FDM has a few different streams depending on the role they hire you for, however I'm only familiar with their java stream. To start, the training is rigorous at first until you get used to it. Fdm teaches you SQL, Unix, Object oriented design, Java, Spring, JUnit, and much more. Up next, the actual trainers. The best way I can describe the trainers are, they're actual people that care about your growth and well being. Not once did I ever feel like trainers were "just doing their job".. no, they went above and beyond (in my experience as well as other friends that trained there too). Now, once you've completed your training you move on to "life on site". Typically the account owner for where you are working will email you your start date, time, and location of the actual office you're supposed to be in, as well as your line manager. So far in my time on site I've never felt like I was under qualified for the work thanks to the training that was provided. Also FDM has a consultant support group that checks up on you every so often to see how things are progressing.
Other pros include:
- accommodation durning training (basically don't have to pay rent for 3 months)
- build professional relationships.
- relocation bonus at time of placement (when training is finished)
- Getting to work for clients that would require much more than a college degree (3-5 years experience)
- $12 / hr training pay (37.5 hrs) per week
Cons
- Having to relocate about a week before you hear you're hired.
- The pay being a little higher wouldn't hurt.
