Project Support Office - Project Analyst FDM Group Employee Review

1.0
2 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Get to meet and network with plenty of talented, interesting graduates and Former members of the armed forces. 2. The company give you access to Pluralsight - a truly fantastic online tech and creative library.

Cons

1. Account Managers (who are supposed to help you find a suitable role and help you prepare for interviews) are terrible when it comes to communicating with trainees. They do not respond to emails and hardly ever return calls. (There are a few exceptions - though not many) 2. Training is of extremely bad quality. Trainers often simply read off PowerPoint presentations that were made years ago and (on many occasions) are not subject matter experts. You have to rely on putting in vast amounts of extra hours yourself and requesting help from others in your group if you are to pass the exams. (One trainer got so stuck when teaching our group the Excel functions MAXIFS and MINIFS, that he became a laughing stock among our group - when another, more capable trainee had to help him out. And you are expected to (potentially) pay back £20,000 FOR THIS???? ) 3. Even if there are very little opportunities available for you, you will be forced to stay with the company for a further 3 months after your training has finished (whilst they 'try' to find a placement for you). You will be threatened with a £20,000 fine if you wish to leave before this time. 4. When you have finished your training, you are forced to come into the office on a regular, weekly basis. Even if there are no opportunities suitable for your skills and experiences and account managers do not respond to your emails and calls. 5. Although the company pay for your travel expenses, this is capped at £20 a day. If your travel costs are more than this, you will have to fund this yourself. To make matters worse, you will NOT be receiving a salary during this period.

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FDM Group Response
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I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed working with your colleagues and networking, however, I’m sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your overall experience. Our people are the most important part of FDM and we definitely do care about our employees. We invest a significant amount of resources (financial and non-financial) into helping graduates launch their careers. The training is fully funded by FDM and like any business it needs to recoup its investment, which is why the two-year bond is in place. It is not in our interest for consultants not to be placed, because that is the essence of our business model and the way we recoup our investment. If you feel that anyone has treated you unfairly, please come see me or email andy.brown@fdmgroup.com so that I can personally look into this. Andy Brown – Group Commercial Director

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