FDM Group reviews

3.1

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,949 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

FDM Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,949 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Feb 15, 2015

An awesome experience for me so far

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have been with FDM for 1.5 years. The technical and professional skills training is relevant, the clients are high profile and the experience that I've had in two different roles so far is priceless. I couldn't have done this or received just valuable experience without FDM at this point in my career. I like the people at FDM and the sociable atmosphere.

Cons

The FDM model doesn't suit everyone. It suits people who are willing to meet FDM half way. By this I mean that FDM trains you and lines up the placement opportunities, but you will not succeed unless you also put in the effort to practice for the interviews and make a suitable impression. I think this is obvious - but have seen some fail due to a lack of effort on their part.

1.0
Feb 10, 2025
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Pros

-Easy Application and hiring process -Provide Training -Not Terrible Pay

Cons

This a software contracting firm, which is a nice way to say they are a tech temp agency. They will over promise and then severely under deliver. I worked for them for 2 years, even picked up and moved locations. I landed a contract with Citigroup and things went well for the first 2 years. Then Citi cut funding, and I was released back to FDM. I spent one month on the bench doing everything that was expected of me, and I interviewed when contracts opened up. One month in, out of the blue with no warning, I was told they were terminating me because they did not have any work coming up for my skillset. And as a reminder, my skillset was what they trained me to do. Like I had any control. Don't waste your time. Even if you are desperate, there are plenty of these dollar-store contracting firms out there and this one really does not care about their employees long term. They will over promise then under deliver. I said that twice to make sure it sinks in.

1.0
Nov 8, 2019
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Pros

You get to work at banks - But it doesn't matter because they have very strict non competition clauses so if the banks have no headcount to hire you in the first place, they will not have headcount to convert you as a permanent staff. And that's when their non competition clause comes in where you are not allowed to convert as a 'perm' hire under other agencies for the same position (more money for them).

Cons

- Strong white supremacy - HR is very weak and lazy - Claims to be an IT consultancy firm but places you anywhere, even totally unrelated fields like data entry, KYC. - You cannot say no to any placement because you have a bond penalty that is more than 29000USD if you break it before 2 years. - Senior Management is very incompetent - Most account managers do not care if the placement is not suitable for you, all they care about is earning their commission - Minimal benefits, unpaid medical leave in some countries - that's absurd.

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