FDM Group reviews

3.1

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,949 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 3,949 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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3.0
Apr 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Placement. FDM Group has built relationships with financial firms that benefits any college graduate who are having trouble getting hired. Within 6 months (most with 3) the "consultant" will be placed on a high-end contract.

Cons

Support and transparency. During the initial 3 month training period FDM instructors motivate and inspire their students. The sales force takes the students and parades them in front of their clients as if they were on the streets of Vegas. Then the client accepts the contractor and the contractor moves on. The contractor is not a Full Time Employee of the client and there is no support from FDM Group. The contractor is a step child. During this exchange the contractor has no insight into the contract, its true duration and the process in general. The problem is that the contractor is treated like a rental car but told he is a valued product. Don't be glossy eyed. The contractor has a great opportunity to get a position with a high-end firm, but don't look for any perks or support until the contract is over. This is liken to an immigrant paying their dues to the coyote before they can appreciate their access to the USA.

2.0
Apr 22, 2016

Calculated risk

Recommend
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Pros

Some huge blue chip clients. Chance to get jobs you wouldn't get as a graduate straight out of uni. Chance to kickstart a career in the industry with one of the clients mention above.

Cons

Training is garbage apart from the recognised qualifications such as PRINCE 2 and ITIL. When in the academy after completing training you have to sit there with nothing to do apart from update your CV. Bored mindless and treat like children back at school. As mentioned in another review, consultants are second class compared to the account managers etc.. Shocking considering we're the ones that earn the company money!!! Woeful Salary. Tied in for 2 years after completing 2 weeks of training. Incidentally the red flags only start after you're locked in, I wonder why... Low retention rate says it all. I'm with a client that I believe to be one of the biggest fdm consultant population and I'm yet to hear anyone have a good word to say about the company. Even the hiring managers within my client pity us! Awful holiday situation, i.e we're not paid the daily bonus for bank holidays. Considering the money they make from each consultant and low wages offered this is criminal. Wage hasn't increased for years.

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FDM Group Response
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Jonathan Young - CIO says: Thanks for your feedback. We always value input to help us continually improve the FDM Careers Programme. We’re so glad you see the value that FDM has to offer recent graduates looking to get experience and exposure at some of the world’s top companies. I’d like to address some of your points of concern to hopefully provide some clarification: - We stand by the quality of our training, which is designed quite closely to be fit for purpose with the current demands of the industry. We tailor this in collaboration with our clients, who associate FDM Consultants with high calibre of training. - If there is time between your sign-off from training and your placement start date onsite with the client, there are a number of important and engaging things that we encourage you to be doing beyond updating your CV. FDM always supports continued learning and skills advancement. If this opportunity was not made clear to you, we suggest you contact Liam.Jons@fdmgroup.com to discuss this issue further so we can ensure it doesn’t happen again in the future. - Our talented Consultants are truly FDM’s greatest asset, so if you have been treated otherwise by a member of FDM staff then this is something we take quite seriously. We encourage you to contact Human.Resources@fdmgroup.com so we can discuss and hopefully resolve this issue further. - We do our absolute best to be fully transparent with regards to the salary and holiday policies up front, so if there is a way we should be communicating this differently we are absolutely open to your suggestions. FDM’s aim is to train our Consultants to the highest standard and give them exposure working for prestigious clients, setting them up for lucrative career progression after their two-year contractual commitment is complete. - We do, in fact, reward Consultants in a number of ways. Every month, we select 4 Consultant of the Month winners from around the globe, based on nominations from the clients themselves. The FDM Stars initiative recognises 4-5 individuals each month who have gone especially above and beyond in their role. Consultants who are interested in being a point of contact and helping other FDMers in making their transition to the client site also have the opportunity to apply to be a Consultant Support Ambassador. This position includes additional compensation. We truly love highlighting and celebrating the accomplishments of our Consultants, so these reward initiatives are important programmes that have been in place at FDM for many years. We see that you are still a current employee. Your feedback is valuable and we’d like the opportunity to discuss any suggestions for improvement you may have, so please feel free to contact Consultant Support, HR or myself directly. Jonathan Young - CIO
2.0
Jun 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Clients. That is all. FDM is exceptionally connected.

Cons

Get a pen and start writing. Salary minimum**, 0 benefits, lies within the company, no paid sick leave. Basically, anything that comes to mind is a NO. You cant even choose the route you want to go if they have a client they want to place you with you have to say yes. I honestly think that if there was a job that i couldn't do it would be this one as an account manager and manager in this company. They get some really bright graduates and they lie all day and night knowing that this is not going to be nice. It will be a horrible experience that you can't get out of. It will offer you the chance!!!!! to go very far with your career but kid the next two years of your life is ours......you need to rent a place in London? We don't care the salary is the same and you don't really need to eat. Check the benefits section and see for yourselves!!!!!! You find a job and now all you need to do to start getting payed is to find a job!!!! They will even ask you to create your CV in third person so they can present it to the clients as they have done it. You get all kinds of people when you join. People who come in and all they do is judge, people who come in and say "I am really amazing at what i do", but most important they all say "It is up to you to find a job".....Please tell me what are you doing then? "I only use this word in special occasions but this is malarkey"..... Everything you hear in this agent company is meant to deceive from the first phone call till you get placed. Possibly the worse thing is the feeling that whatever you have done so far does not matter. MSc??? who cares. Everyone is the same whether he has studied to be a Chef, Computer science or a gardener (obviously no offence to any kind of work) but this feeling is diminishing. As a last resort and if you can support yourself during training which is no less than 10 weeks no matter what you are promised by the recruiters go for it they have the best clients around. However, there have been cases of people getting to work after six months or even more or even getting sacked. Plus they are so well in the loophole so that if they sack you you cannot claim anything. One last thing, i would honestly like to meet the person who gave a price tag to one week courses.....I assume he is either in jail for conning someone else or with an IQ of a bee and obviously does not have a degree him/herself or he would offend himself as well. **To clarify what the clients pay for us as consultants is amazing. FDM is keeping more than 60% for themselves.

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