First Derivatives Employee Reviews about "opportunity to travel"
Updated 8 Dec 2020
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Pros
"Reasonable expenses package when out on project" (in 67 reviews)
"Opportunity to travel around the world" (in 63 reviews)
Cons
"Can spend a lot of time in Newry if unlucky with projects" (in 54 reviews)
"When you are in client site you almost forget that you work for FD" (in 31 reviews)
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Reviews about "opportunity to travel"
Return to all Reviews"Managing Consultant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at First Derivatives full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Excellent Package and career progression Expenses provided onsite Great travel opportunities
Cons
Work can be highly pressured and stressful at times. Need to help juniors manage this effectively.
Continue reading"Good company to start with"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at First Derivatives full-time
Pros
Great expenses package Good training and experience Opportunities to travel
Cons
Can get stuck in Newry and not receive the expenses package.
"Consultant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at First Derivatives full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Travel, opportunities to get into the finance department, expense package
Cons
salary is low because of expense package
- Helpful (1)
"Financial Engineer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI worked at First Derivatives full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Travel opportunities - Generous expenses package - Meet similar people
Cons
- Not much opportunities for advancement - When contracted to certain places you can meet some degree of hostility from those who are not contracted - Gossipy place to work - High turnover
Continue reading - Helpful (3)
"Caveat Emptor"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at First Derivatives full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Travel opportunities Responsibility when on client site
Cons
HR a nightmare to deal with Uncertainty
Continue reading - Helpful (1)
"Legal Advisor"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at First Derivatives full-time for less than a year
Pros
Young team Average grad pay Good opportunity to travel
Cons
Training was abysmal. They throw legal grads into banks and other finance companies and expect them to be able to keep pace with finance graduates in the same role, who will lead by miles in terms of excel alone.
Continue reading "Overworked and Underpaid!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at First Derivatives for more than a year
Pros
Good opportunities to travel, if your lucky! Looks good on CV
Cons
Working very long, stressful hours without any extra pay on a minimal wage to begin with! not a lot of guidance or support given, really thrown in at the deep end
Continue reading- Helpful (4)
"Travel, at a price"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at First Derivatives full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great opportunities to travel globally as a young professional, wholly at the companies convenience Generous expenses package Work with some very well renowned clients
Cons
HR treats employees like children No career path and employees are scolded for even hinting at this All non-kdb roles are basically jobs banks would not hire people permanently to do You are forced to travel on the weekends and often at unsociable hours in order to save the company money No overtime is offered or bonuses given but working beyond your contracted hours is expected E-mails to HR or management are often not replied to and when it does eventually occur it is terse and scolding. While travel opportunities are fantastic, the company will not assist employees in any way to suggest their destinations. Even asking about roles in a particular location will also lead to a harsh reply from HR.
Continue reading - Helpful (2)
"Decent opportunities, poor communication and organisation"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at First Derivatives
Pros
The technology owned by this company is fun to work with, and you get the opportunity to work with global banks and financial institutions. The expenses package when on client site is pretty decent. Accommodation, food and transport are covered (within reason). You get the opportunity to travel if you're interested (tho you get 0 say in where you are sent to).
Cons
Extremely poor communication with management. You will be left in the dark about what projects you'll be working on. Emails will go a long time without being answered, you may be sitting doing nothing for weeks while the project is delayed. This is not fun. The company has grown quickly but has not increased the size of it's HR department proportionally to the number of consultants. Don't expect any good communication. Expect to hear about things last minute.
Continue reading - Helpful (1)
"Good Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at First Derivatives
Pros
Good work environment. Great travel opportunities. Interesting work, high standards, great projects. Intelligent people, could learn a lot and get involved.
Cons
Low pay, long hours, thrown in the deep end.
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