Terrible experience, not recommended - PSO FDM Group Employee Review

1.0
8 Feb 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are few pros: -paid PRINCE 2 qualification -office location -training for free, after all -if you are lucky the clients are good opportunities for the future

Cons

-after the training you have to wait in the pond (a big open plan space with computers) without anything to do -they are NOT clear and transparent with contract when they recruit you. there is no written anywhere that you have to attend the academy after training -you have to be available for account managers email and phone every time and you get told off if you do not answer immediately -no communication between departments -everyone seems helpful but they dont care at all -the account managers think they are gods on earth but they are a few years older than graduates and sometime even less qualified -the account managers do not care of your experience or preference -the salary between placements is 18,000 K and nobody says anything about it -there is not living allowance -Terrible assistance to foreign graduate (flexibility in the contracts for accommodation in London is impossible)

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FDM Group Response
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I’m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy your time with FDM and that it didn’t work out for you. We are as transparent as possible in regards to the contract, and appreciate that the programme may not suit everyone. We are always looking for ways to improve and welcome all feedback. If you wish to discuss this further please email me at Jonathan.Young@fdmgroup.com Jonathan Young – CIO

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