FDM is a good opportunity for people with trouble finding jobs - IT Consultant FDM Group Employee Review

4.0
9 Dec 2015
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Pros

Good for people who have had trouble obtaining a job. They dont require you to sign a contract when they accept you, so you can basically continue to look for other opportunities until 2 weeks into your start date - as thats when you are locked in. They provide you with paid training for a certain number of months depending on which stream you take. What I found particularly useful was the SQL and UNIX training sessions as they are structured very well and the complimenting materials and exercises very quite helpful. In my opinion, the training session serves as buffer time where you get to improve your own skills while the account managers are searching for openings for you to get places. The goal is to basically get you placed at a client site asap. Its better for them, because then you are no longer a liability for them, and its better for you because then you're getting paid more. If you get lucky you can even skip out on some of the training due to being placed early; which is definitely a plus because you will start getting paid more sooner.

Cons

Pay is not an amazing amount but you will be able to live comfortably. Not extravagantly though. They give you a fixed rate where as the client you are placed at may be paying them a lot higher. Contract is for 2 years, which I guess is fair given that you are guaranteed to land a job at a client site.

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5.0
1 Sept 2025
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Pros

Gets you in front of corporate clients - especially good clients in the finance/banking/energy industries Decent base training (or affirming you have the skills already for an entry level role) Good entry level tech role for those looking to get their foot in the door Pretty good benefits (especially for a contractor role)

Cons

Pay is a bit rough for first 2 years // training No guarantee on when/if you will get a role (still need to interview with FDM clients - helpful if willing to move around the country)

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1.0
13 May 2026
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Pros

It is a job that pays.

Cons

They will promise you opportunities that don't exist. The company they contract you to will promise you work that you will not be assigned. I was a Java Consultant with a masters degree in Math and certificate in full stack and I was shoved into a manual testing position that required zero coding and constantly dangled automation in front of my face. When I was asked to look at Selenium, I studied it in some of the copious amounts of downtime i had and was reprimanded during the next meeting for 'wasting company time'. I moved from Texas to New Jersey for my first position. After contracts with the company were terminated, I was pulled off my assignment only to be abruptly fired for "lack of geoflexibility" despite willingness to move to several places they do business including NYC and even Denver. There is no accountability from them as the only response they give is "the decision is final". There is no way to appeal a blatant lie. Their company has no integrity and side with business majors over people that know how chemicals and physics and electrical components work just seem like bad life decisions. They will say you can reapply but they won't hire you. They'd full of it at every angle.

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