March 5, 2012
Student Brand Manager
A presentation took place at King’s College London on 16th February 2012, covering the graduate opportunities FDM offers. Organising the presentation and promoting it involved a lot of hard work and managing a number of tasks at one time. I therefore had to produce a PowerPoint presentation which involved conducting a lot of research on [...]
February 23, 2012
Catherine Fry - Academy Recruitment Consultant
On Wednesday 15th February James Rippe from Global services and I attended the Wikijobs Engineering Forum at Blackall Studios near Old Street. The event offered students an informal setting to network with employers and discuss career opportunities…
December 21, 2011
Student Brand Manager
2011 has been another promising year for FDM group, with its continuous dedication to provide quality training and recognised practical experience in IT, it has successfully launched circa 700 IT careers in this year alone…
November 10, 2011
Student Brand Manager
My first month as a Student Brand Manager for FDM Group has been great fun and very rewarding. This time last month I had limited knowledge of the firm and the FDM Academy, but after having participated in a number of promotional activities I now feel embedded within the practices of the company. Being a marketing student, my grasp of some of the IT related concepts were initially limited, yet by delivering a number of promotional techniques to students throughout this first month, both my knowledge and confidence have grown…
November 2, 2011
Student Brand Manager
My first experience of a careers fair was at my university last year, since then I have been to a number of other fairs and my overall impression of them is that they are incredibly useful events for both students and employers. For students they provide a wealth of knowledge on possible future careers and options that are available to them…
October 21, 2011
Louise - Senior Academy Events Consultant
Have you ever turned up for an assessment day and been shown the exit door within five minutes? Hopefully you haven’t but read below for some top tips on how to avoid this ever happening…
October 17, 2011
Student Brand Manager
In this current era of economic uncertainty, graduate jobs are harder to come by: 20% of 2010 university graduates failed to secure a job on completion of their degree. As a result, it has become increasingly important for university students to actively seek post-university job opportunities…
October 4, 2011
Genna - Graduate Events Consultant
After ploughing through the quiet period of summer, the FDM UK Academy Events teams are brushing the dust of the careers stands, replenishing promotional goodies and ordering glossy new brochures in preparation for the hectic months scheduled ahead. The UK team kick-start their ‘FDM Events Tour 2011’ with Cass Careers Fair this week, before heading [...]
September 29, 2011
Nabila - FDM Marketing Manager
FDM was born on the 25th September 1990, founded by Rod Flavell (CEO) in Sussex. On Sunday the company officially turned 21 and it’s great to look back at all the phenomenal successes achieved throughout the years. Not only have we transitioned from a local recruitment company to an award-winning IT services provider with 8 [...]
September 27, 2011
Maree - Marketing Assistant
As summer draws to an end, the university careers fair season gets underway! At this time of year our international Academy Recruitment teams can be seen raiding the brochure cupboards, hauling out their banners and setting up fantastic FDM stands at university careers fairs across the globe. This year FDM has overhauled our Academy banners [...]
