FDM Group Java Developer reviews

2.4

0% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

45% approve of CEO

1% positive business outlook

Java Developer employees have rated FDM Group with 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Java Developer professionals have an average working experience there. FDM Group is rated 38% below average by Java Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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41 reviews
3.0
15 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work Choose where you want to work Good way to get foot in door

Cons

Bad base pay Benefits aren't that good Bare minimum vacation time

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FDM Group Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to leave us a review. We believe that tech careers should be accessible to all, and after COVID we adapted to address certain requirements across the industry. Providing remote training has helped us to make it even more accessible to you. We value ourselves to be your initial springboard into industry via the skills you gain through our FDM Academy, paired with ongoing long term career guidance and assignment opportunities. The valuable commercial experience and professional skills gained through our career development program has proven to open great career opportunities for our consultants in the future. Should you wish to discuss anything further, please contact CA.PeopleTeam@fdmgroup.com. Kind regards, FDM Group
1.0
11 Apr 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Okay pay but that's being generous.

Cons

There are too many to count, as the headline reads....don't waste your time.

2.0
1 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. If you are seeking a first professional experience; 2. My supervisors (the Academy Supervisors) were great and friendly; 3. FDM Group offers a corporate access to Pluralsight.com, a website replete with programming tutorials; 4. You can improve your knowledge of Java if you are in the Development Stream; 5. Great dental insurance once you are working on-site with one of FDM's clients. The coverage starts at 50% during the first year. Afterwards, it increases to 100%; 6. The holidays are always announced in advance. This makes it easy for you to plan your long weekends; 7. Exposure to Spring MVC, SQL, JPA, JDBC, Maven and Mockito.

Cons

1. Trainees in computer programming and business analysts receive the same pay; 2. When you are not working on-site, FDM Group will only pay you slightly above the minimum wage; 3. The odd pay schedule, which is always on the 15th and last days of each month. During your first month at FDM Group, expect not to receive a paycheck for THREE SOLID weeks. Moreover, apply for an overdraft protection at your bank in order to protect yourself; 4. FDM Group hires too many university graduates of Computer Science or [insert a branch of science] Engineering who can't code to save their own lives. Those people thin it is up to FDM to train them to code real-world softwares or websites. Moreover, those graduates heading into the Development stream can't bother to use Pluralsight.com; 5. Having either an assignment or a test at the end of each module of your training. Working at FDM feels like still being stuck in school. No wonder you see many immature workers; 6. The pay is below market for Java developers; 7. Although my two supervisors treated me very well, FDM's culture can be patronizing.

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