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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4K reviews
4.0
Feb 1, 2019
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Pros

I trained in the Austin office. FDM provides you with about 15 weeks of Training in the Java stream. The material is covered quick, but I never felt like I was falling behind. You get training that will prepare you for your role with a client. They cover a lot of topics that you might not use in your placement, but they offer specialized training if you need it like if you were placed in a c# role your training would switch to that. They prepare you for interviews and help you get placed in a role on site with big clients. Good way to get that first two years of experience.

Cons

You have to be geoflexible. You will be told to go on interviews and if they like you, they get you. So you might be moving to New York or San Francisco without your pay adjusting to cost of living in these areas. It can be daunting, but roommates help. The pay isn’t that great in general, but it really seems to be about getting that 2 years of experience under your belt.

1.0
Jan 29, 2019

Recruitment Consultant

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Pros

Monday through Friday schedule was nice. But if you didn’t put in at least a 10 hour day, you weren’t working hard enough.

Cons

Bait and switch. The company can’t even pay their bills! Do yourself a favor, don’t apply here for any position.

1.0
Aug 8, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I’d like to say this is a “great stepping stone” into recruitment but it is a joke in comparison to other recruiter roles at different organizations.

Cons

Your manager/leader will not support you. Lack of growth opportunity, severely underpaid. Highly toxic environment where your colleagues are getting involved in your own personal business. When people start walking out the door, that’s when they start to care. You know all those posts on LinkedIn about people leaving managers? This is that type of company. Not only that this is such a lowball opportunity for developers. I can advocate that they can do SO much better elsewhere. An ENTRY level software engineer in the state of VA should be at a MINIMUM making 78-93K. The fact that you’d be willing to sacrifice your worth for 45K then 50k the next year and be tied to a contract is insane. Invest in yourself and know your worth. On top of that, just know you are not a person to them, you are another number. They can delay a class causing your start date to be pushed back and you may have already put in your 2 weeks notice and they will absolutely NOT compensate you for that period of time. Also a very cliquey environment. HR has absolutely ZERO power. I have witnessed and heard so many unfortunate events with ZERO consequences because ELT/LT will cover for their toxic/poor behavior employees. If you’re reading this, take your time and invest in yourself. This job showed me and MANY others that were formerly on the team what we don’t want. And we are all much happier now.

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