FDM Group

2.0

11 Jul 2024

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- (Used to be) Good at landing you opportunities with big MNCs, client base used to be filled with tier 1 companies, - Awesome account managers that will do their best to help land you a role and check in on you - When you do not have a project, you work mostly from home, with only 1 or 2 days in the office - Most of the time, you decide what you want to do or upskill in. Full autonomy. - Training bond is just a deterrence to scare you from breaking bond, it is not enforceable and there are no cases of it being enforced. - Potentially able to increase your last drawn substantially as an entry-level IT individual. The price they are charging their clients for your headcount is absurd but I am thankful for that.

Cons

- Zero support in upskilling after your training ends, you learn on your own online. - Coaches will only give you materials to work with, they apparently do not have time to dedicate to you, though most of the time they seem really free. The internal staff including coaches do have the time and energy to celebrate birthdays and events all the time, but none to prepare you better for opportunities. They seem to just be here for an easy day job, possibly to wait for retirement. - Internal staff have the free time to actually keep an eye on you and calculate your punctuality to the minute. Do remember to take pictures as proof when you step in office. - Internal company policies change at the blink of an eye. Currently, you will require 28 days notice to take 1 day of annual leave, as per their staff handbook. Do take a close look at every word in your employment contract before signing. - When you are good or new, they will leave you be and be nice to you. When they feel that you have outlived your worth as a consultant, they will stoop low to nitpick on your faults, finding every reason to make your life hard in a bid to get rid of you. - They do not like change, recommendations and suggestions fall on deaf ears, with no sight of any effort to improve culture within. - Small office space for number of consultants, therefore they will give you flexibility to work from home. It benefits them too. - They will not reinvest in you, you are a product of the company and you will also be treated as such. They will just focus on pushing you out to clients and you will earn roughly 40%-45% of what the company is actually paying FDM. - Pipeline of opportunities not looking good, times are bad for IT sector and companies are already dropping FDM contracts. Do expect a long waiting time being benched, estimated gap will be 6-9 months per opportunity, unless you are really lucky. Many people are waiting for the opportunities and will need to fight for it amongst your peers

FDM Group Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Thank you for recognising the career development opportunities and the support provided by our Skills Lab and Account Managers. We understand that current market conditions have impacted the IT sector. Despite this, we strive to keep consultants engaged with meaningful projects, ongoing upskilling resources and social events that foster a positive and supportive community. Our Graduate Programme represents a mutual commitment. We invest in your growth through comprehensive upskilling opportunities and support from our Skills Lab Coaches. We encourage you to use resources like LinkedIn Learning to further develop your skills and maximise your career development with FDM. While not on a client assignment, our consultants remain FDM employees and are encouraged to engage in self-guided learning and work on business-relevant pod projects to refine their professional profiles until a suitable client project arises. We are committed to providing opportunities for all our consultants and want to see everyone succeed and continue learning. Your feedback on internal policies and support is valuable. We take concerns about consultant treatment seriously and are dedicated to constantly improving how we support our team. Please contact our People Team at sg.peopleteam@fdmgroup.com with any further concern.

Seemingly well developed Consulting brand with under-developed minds working for it, 4/10 as an IT consultancy - IT Consultant FDM Group Employee Review

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