Glorified puppy mill for graduates
Pros
None - I know people who left FDM within their training and are doing well for themselves.
Cons
I do not recommend coming to this company, opt for another consultancy firm. Why? You are not treated like a valuable asset of the company instead you are treated like a number and you are constantly reminded by senior management that you are dispensable regardless of how many years you have served at this place. There is no comradery between account managers and consultants. The account managers are only out for themselves and do not care what direction you'll like your career to move in. In the testing stream? they'll put you up for app support and BA roles and if you express a slight reluctance towards a certain role- off to HR you go for the sacking. There is a big divide between the sales team and consultants- to the point that sales team avoid bars consultants go to.HR only care about protecting the business there is no one to talk to "off the record" about concerns. Anytime you seem abit unsure about something or don't smile when they want to send your CV off to a role in Glasgow they try to intimidate you and then report you to HR. They don't care if you have any longterm commitments such as children, mortgage or health issues. As far as they are concerned you signed a contract even if those things arise after signing the contract. Constantly encouraged to go talk to account managers on the sales floor yet they dismiss you when you talk to them. Send emails and they ignore you. Refuse to disclose location and job description when they have a potential role. Approach them for actual roles you like on the status board and they lie to your face and say its been filled because they don't want to put you forward. So essentially for 2 years FDM own you.You have no say in what you want to do. Your 2 years start from when you are placed not during training! Some people have finished training (8-12 weeks) yet not placed and have been here 6 months. So thats a big portion of time to waste on this company. People might say as a pro you get a blue chip client on your cv. That is not always true, Most leave with no blue chip companies on their CVs at all. The only consultancy "firm" that forces you to sign in and out like children. The training is abysmal at best, you are treated like children throughout your lifetime at FDM and constantly being monitored. Can't even use any of the plugs in the office for personal laptops, Can't eat anything at your desks even a fruit (yet have witnessed trainers and sales team eating on their desk), bombarded with emails if your data bandwidth is too high, blocked from most websites. There's a reason they have a high turn over rate, You will find that after the 2 years contract is over most, if not all leave. There is absolutely no reason to continue to stay with the company as there is nothing gain. Why would you stay after 2 years when you are not guaranteed a role you like in a location you want and the 3rd year salary is not even up to market standard. You aren't even treated any better in 3rd year. If you have a bad experience with one of their clients in a placement or bad interview, they will take the client's side 100% of the time because they value them more.