Good career starting point - and don't believe everything you read. - Recensione dipendente - IT Consultant presso FDM Group

4,0
13 ago 2013
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

If you are good you WILL get placed - and that's a big point to raise - they will get you in the door of some of the best blue-chip companies. If you aren't so good, they can't guarantee you anything which is what I think a lot of people miss - after all you can't polish a turd. A lot of people go in there expecting to come out with a guaranteed job. This is NOT the case. You have to interview with their clients and then they make a decision based on what they think of you. As far as I could tell the development stream was the more successful of what they offer as I did not see a single developer sat around waiting for placement whereas those on PMO and FDA streams and even some testers and app supports took a little while longer. Of the people I trained with, all of us are now working in large IBs, blue-chip companies or world renowned organisations. If you had told me I would be doing that 9 months after graduating with a 2:2 I'd have laughed in your face. The rumour that you don't get over time is also untrue. That depends on your client. I have significantly increased the money I earn from doing weekends working remotely on call.

Svantaggi

Can rush you out the door to get an easy buck. Not the best communicators once you are out the door - only contact you if there is an issue and for their monthly newsletter telling you how great the company is doing (which has little or no impact on you) Low wages, but you can get bought out before your 2 years is up if you impress on site and from there its all uphill.

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5,0
29 set 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Will get opportunities to work with financial clients,

Svantaggi

But only as a contractor.

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1,0
13 mag 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

It is a job that pays.

Svantaggi

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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