Eh. - Anonymous employee FDM Group Employee Review
3.0
4 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Solid enough environment for starting a career in IT; especially if you're looking to enter the industry.
Client work can be interesting.
Cons
Lot of red flags during applications.
Require a "commitment" of two years minimum working for them, otherwise they levy the hefty £20k arrears fee they value their training at (it isn't worth nearly that much)
FDM Group Response
10y
Thank you for your feedback. Our training is designed quite closely to be fit for purpose with the current demands of the industry. We tailor this in collaboration with our clients and their requirements (we would be out of business if the training wasn't suitable). It’s also important to remember that you are not only receiving high quality training in both professional and technical skills, you also benefit from job placement assistance and access to a network of industry leaders – all things that are invaluable at the start of your career.
Sheila Flavell
They will promise you opportunities that don't exist. The company they contract you to will promise you work that you will not be assigned. I was a Java Consultant with a masters degree in Math and certificate in full stack and I was shoved into a manual testing position that required zero coding and constantly dangled automation in front of my face. When I was asked to look at Selenium, I studied it in some of the copious amounts of downtime i had and was reprimanded during the next meeting for 'wasting company time'. I moved from Texas to New Jersey for my first position. After contracts with the company were terminated, I was pulled off my assignment only to be abruptly fired for "lack of geoflexibility" despite willingness to move to several places they do business including NYC and even Denver. There is no accountability from them as the only response they give is "the decision is final". There is no way to appeal a blatant lie. Their company has no integrity and side with business majors over people that know how chemicals and physics and electrical components work just seem like bad life decisions. They will say you can reapply but they won't hire you. They'd full of it at every angle.