Exciting adventure after graduating - Java Developer FDM Group Employee Review

4.0
Feb 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The training is highly-standard, taught by really good trainers, in where you learn a huge range of skills related to the IT world (SQL, Excel, UNIX, WebApp...) While the time you attend in the Academy (training), you can ask for the reimbursement of the travel expenses, which helps a lot. If you are not placed just when you finish your training and you have to wait some weeks, in the meantime, they offer you different ways to upskill in your IT area: free unlimited access to Pluralsight, free to join another course in the Academy... You receive a really good training on how to prepare for client interviews, with plenty of tips and mock interviews. The clients who FDM work for are big companies, big names, and usually, are located in main cities of the UK. During your placement, you receive full attention of the Consultant Support team and from your Account Manager.

Cons

The fact of being geographically flexible in the UK could be a problem sometimes, depending on which is your situation. The salary is not quite a lot, but most of the employees are recent graduates, so we can not expect too much. If you break the contract before 2 years, you have to pay to FDM the training fees, which are £20.000 Despite the fact the training was really good, I think that's too much for just some weeks. I would say that's the only important con of FDM.

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FDM Group Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad that you are enjoying your journey with FDM. We are always looking for ways to improve, especially around communication. If you are willing to meet with me to discuss this further, I would welcome the opportunity. Please email me at andy.brown@fdmgroup.com Andy Brown – Group Commercial Director

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