Competitive salary and insurance package (>30k in 3rd year contract)
Cons
2 year fixed contract, HR discourages you from changing roles even if the current role is bad (cos they want commission from you)
FDM Group Response
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Thank you for your review. We're glad to hear that the FDM Graduate Programme has provided a strong start to your tech career and that you value the competitive salary and benefits.
We understand that the two-year contract may feel challenging at times and recognise that finding the right role is crucial. Our Account Managers work closely with Skills Lab Coaches and consultants to match client projects that best align with your skills and career goals. Our Account Managers and People team are always available to help you navigate these situations throughout your journey.
We're always open to feedback, so feel free to reach out anytime at hk.peopleteam@fdmgroup.com.
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.