FDM Group reviews

Jonathan Young – Group Chief Information Officer - “It's very disappointing to read your review. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you in person but your post is anonymous so I can't contact you. As you are an ex-employee could I request that you call the switchboard and ask for me so we can discuss? In the interim, for clarity I hope you'd take the time to read some observations I make in response to your post. We placed close to 1,000 consultants in the UK last year alone. So we have a clear record of around 4 jobs/day throughout 2015. So we do have jobs when you start training. It's true that when you join training there is not a specific job for you. But this is simply because you are about to begin around 13+ weeks training. So the jobs we have when you join will be filled when you have finished training. The record shows clearly that there will however be new assignments/”jobs” when you finish training. I am afraid I do not understand your comments about the training not being useful. As an ex-client whose departments hired around 500 FDM consultants from 2005-2015, I valued the training given to my FDM consultants before they joined me. Had I not, I would not have hired those consultants. Nor would I have continued hiring FDM consultants into tier 1 banks for 16 years…I note your point on hourly pay but respectfully ask you to please remember that our consultants are paid a salary once placed - a salary which continues to be paid on the rare occasion they find themselves beached (i.e. not on client site and between assignments/roles). They also receive a daily bonus whilst placed. Our clients expect professional, graduates in IT roles to work to a "professional working day" as the complex and challenging industries they work in demand this. I believe our pay strategy reflects the markets we work in - and this pay strategy provides steady financial support to the consultants between assignments. I hope to speak to you soon to discuss further.”