FDM Group reviews

3.1

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,948 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

FDM Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,948 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FDM Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Aug 7, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

None - they prey on new grads looking to get into Tech

Cons

Low salary Account managers think they’re superhuman and treat you poorly They’ll use blackmailing tactics to keep you at the company

1.0
Jun 18, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Foot in the door to get a job paying 45-49k annual salary (for two years). But you're competing with a lot of people... for this terrible contract. If you live with family then this salary is doable, but if you live on your own, this is certainly not enough.

Cons

-They entice the new college graduates that there would be an offer to a full time job at the end of two years with the hiring company. But FDM cannot make that decision so please do not be fooled into believing them. The truth of the matter is, some do get it (after two years, the offer might be below 70k which is low for people with two years experience), but some do not (and this can be due to organizational restructure of the company or other reasons outside of your control). -the $30k fee is unacceptable. The fee was for the so called "training" you get with FDM. The training period can range from 1-5 months and it definitely does not cost $30k. Most of these material you have either already learned in school or can learn online. What they taught you in class might not even be applicable to the duty you wil be performing on site. This fee illegal. Lots of companies around the world have people that will quit and yet they do not get charged a fee. it's normal for companies to suffer expense loss due to employee turnover. Not to mention 30k is enough to pay for college for a least a year -FDM has a "support" group designed to help out the consultants on site. E.g. you have a conflict with your onsite manager. Except the support group doesn't really help you and instead tells you to change your so-called wrong behavior. When you have problems with the client, the client is always right, you're always wrong. The corporate politics can sometime affects the consultant negatively but FDM wouldn't do anything about it. The work place bully is accepted because the profit for FDM is so enticing. Bottom Line, just fine yourself a junior or entry level job. Better yet, work for a firm with you're in college as an intern and get promoted. This contract is not for the weak-heart. But the strong ones are smart enough not to get themselves into this. Not sure where the business model started to fail, was it the poor, unrelated training or was it the $30k fee.

2.0
Aug 15, 2017

Avoid

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some really nice trainers and other departmental staff. I gained the Prince2 classification (thus the 2 stars overall). The offices are also nice but these are only invested in to promote the illusion to the business's they're attempting to contract you to, and probably for the trainers and other staff who deep-down know the business they're working for is wrong, but force themselves to stay - at least they're getting paid, right?

Cons

FDM prays on inexperienced professionals with no regards to them as a person. Whether you are a graduate, ex-military or a woman returning to work - I know how you feel - but do yourself a favor and avoid FDM.

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FDM Group Response
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We welcome all feedback and take it very seriously. I’m glad you like our offices and rate the training team highly. I’m sorry you wouldn’t recommend FDM though. Our business model is based on assisting graduates, ex-Forces and returners to work launch/re-launch careers. Our people are the most important asset and are our business, which is why we invest a significant amount of resources into helping people launch careers. The training period is financially funded by FDM: At that point you are training, rather than working – and the salary begins once you’re placed on a client site. It is also at that point when FDM can begin to make a return on the upfront investment that we made in you. The vast majority of FDM consultants progress to enjoy successful and lucrative careers. I’m very sorry it didn’t work out for you though. We always encourage people to post an honest review on Glassdoor in regards to their experience – which may be positive or negative (we do not ask anyone to change ratings or fiddle with them). I would welcome the opportunity to discuss your feedback further if you’re up for it. Please feel free to email me directly, my email address is andy.brown@fdmgroup.com Andy Brown – Chief Commercial Director
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