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      FDM Group

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      3.1

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (3,948 total reviews)
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      Rod Flavell

      55% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

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      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.4

      Compensation and benefits

      FDM Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,948 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Jun 11, 2016

      Awful

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Beware of 5 star reviews, a lot are from fake accounts to compensate for previous bad scores. - Not many; some will say their portfolio of clients, but a lot of their best clients are cutting their ties due to the cons mentioned below.

      Cons

      - Bullying culture, particularly at account manager level - Threat of paying 20 000 pounds training - Said training is not that good in the first place (equivalent really to any similar course you might find online) - Training is forced upon you, whether you have proved to have the skills that they "teach" or not - Essentially, training is just penalty clause. If you leave before 2 year period, FDM will chase graduate to pay the fees, which are ludicrous and double the cost of prestigious Masters computer science programs in the UK. - Graduates forced to take roles they have no interest in (business analysts as testers, software devs as support roles). This is common. If you refuse account manager will raise the threat of firing you from the program, with the training costs involved.

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      FDM Group Response
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      Jonathan Young, CIO: Thank you for your feedback. FDM operates a completely open contractual arrangement with trainees, in which the terms are explained in multiple ways (e.g. presentations, videos and then written clearly in our contracts). As an ex-employee of a year’s tenure, you should be fully familiar with the details. Even after having seen all the presentations and videos and read their contract and signed their contract, consultants can still withdraw from the programme at any point during the 14 day “cooling off period” – as I am sure you will remember. I would be keen to discuss your comments further, as I do not recognise the behaviours or feelings you describe. I am confident that you will find me responsive but not defensive. Feel free to contact me directly by emailing Jonathan.Young@fdmgroup.com
      5.0
      Jan 19, 2017

      Great company!

      It consultant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      As a college grad without much experience in programming, the training at FDM really prepared me for life on site at Fannie Mae as a software developer! The trainers really cared about our success and were very knowledgable about the subject they were teaching. Not only were the technical skills valuable, but the professional skills training prepared me for any future interviews I may have. FDM allows you the opportunity to get your foot in the door to make an impression that could turn you from being a contractor with a client into a full time employee after your 2 year contract. Overall great experience and very happy with where I have been placed and felt very prepared before going on site.

      Cons

      Required to wear business professional clothes in training when we could dress casually once on site

      2.0
      Nov 17, 2015

      Only if absolutely necessary

      Software developer
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      Pros

      Willing to help you get your feet off the ground. You get to work with major companies. paid training. The people are incredibly friendly and helpful. They are very honest about the pay and every other aspect of the job.

      Cons

      Minimum wage paid training. (8 hour days). And the salary is basically 37 thousand a year. Which is tough to live on in a city like toronto

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