FDM Group reviews

There is only one true downside: coming to FDM is a gamble. The training period is unpaid. This is stated on the website, you are told this during your telephone interview, and again during the assessment day, and again in the letter sent to successful candidates. It’s not a secret. You need to support yourself during the training and then (up to) 90 days afterwards. So you are gambling that you’re good enough to complete the training, you are gambling that a suitable client role will come up, and you are gambling that you’ll be a strong enough candidate to secure that role. You can stack the odds in your favour by working hard, building a rapport with the sales team, dressing smartly and acting in a professional manner at all times; but it will always be a gamble.

So I returned to FDM office and was treated like a child and when I wanted to pursue more training at some stages I was actually denied access to this, I was actually told that I was not allowed to partake in further training... despite this I decided to train myself with books and conversations with other developers and some of the trainers, the consultant support team didn't do much in means of support but they really just took notes on what you had been doing. The third year rate is not based on your work or stream but which is somewhat easier for clients to plan budgets but if as a moutie the offer doesn't seem fair for the market (considering you are a contractor you get less than most permanent employees do and in some cases less than graduate programs) FDM basically says you can be replaced, which in some cases is true however if you are mid project or if it involves multiple people leaving at once this can be some what of an issue considering the uptake time etc and not to mention any training that the replacement might be missing, but fdm does not care as long as they get paid. Communication within the company is also horrible, if one was to give resignation to HR it is almost guaranteed that the client and FDM client manager would not find out until the person had stopped coming in for a week a month after and pending the client does try to get in touch chances are they will be ignored unless someone says "legal" and which point it will be a little late. I really love my placement and enjoy the work and environment (on site) and it seems a shame that I will have to leave due to FDM not negotiating with a pay packet but instead offering you well under market rate. The company seems to be a sinking ship hence why non trainee staff are dropping like flies and to save money they are recruiting trainees to fill the spots without the experience or knowledge of using the skills in a working environment.