Varies greatly on placement - IT Consultant, Java Developer FDM Group Employee Review

3.0
13 Jan 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Free training on skills that employers want. If you manage to get placed during your training, your training is sometimes adjusted to fit your placement. - Most trainers are helpful and friendly - Helps you prepare for interviews - Depending on your training programme, you may get paid for it - Free Pluralsight membership

Cons

- Wage is quite low for the first 2 years. For java devs, 21k for the first year, slightly more in the 2nd. 3rd years+ varies on performance and client - Some elements of training are a waste of time - Requires you to be geographically flexible within UK - Travelling expenses during training are not paid for - Filling out time sheets during training can become tedious - Internal communication can be inconsistent

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5.0
29 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Will get opportunities to work with financial clients,

Cons

But only as a contractor.

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1.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is a job that pays.

Cons

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.

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