First Derivatives Reviews

Pros

Excellent Capital Market Training Programme (CMTP) which gives graduates a great insight in to all aspects within the tech and finance industry. Very helpful and accomodating HR and staff providing great support to graduates from day 1. Great social events on a monthly basis which create a good sense of team bonding between all staff.

Cons

Have not experienced any cons to date! Company are always constantly looking for feedback to improve all aspects of employee well being.

Advice to Management

Try to increase the female to male ratio as it is currently predominately male around the offices.

Pros

If you're VERY lucky, you could be put on an interesting project in a good location

Cons

- More than likely going to end up in Newry where you're basically on minimum wage - Management will lie to keep you interested

Advice to Management

Respect your employees who show a desire to stay and build a career and don't just focus on people from around the catchment area who will stay as its close to home

Pros

Easy going nature. No stress

Cons

Offices need to be refurbished.

Pros

Well... the only one is you could go out and get completely drunk every night and no one cared/noticed

Cons

Where do I even start? - the 5 star reviews on this are made by HR - they make you pay £5k if you leave - need to work 3 months on leaving - will pull you into a room when leaving and say you’ll never make it outside their company and you need them to survive in the financial industry - the jobs you are placed on is no where near your skill set - HR are beyond useless and don’t contact back or sort out your holiday...

Advice to Management

Listen to your staff, give them things to do and sort the attitude.

Pros

Travel and expenses package

Cons

Can feel disconnected from HQ when on client site

Pros

- Competitive salary - Good work life/social balance - Great training programme - Lots of travel opportunities

Cons

No flexitime which most companies offer now.

Advice to Management

Consider flextime

Pros

Few and far between. Have started going grey since joining. Real hit with the ladies.

Cons

These people will screw you harder than Ron Jeremy.

Advice to Management

None. They are all-in at this stage, and the time for change has long passed.

Pros

The accommodation was decent, the starting salary was fair, and there were plenty of intelligent people working there. When one gets out on client site, there are good benefits and travel opportunities.

Cons

The company doesn't seem to care about it's employees or their development - you are simply used however they like so that they can make as much money out of you as possible. After being promised to get out on "client site" within a few months, plenty of people were sat in Newry twiddling their thumbs a year or two later, still waiting to get out (it sounds like a prison, and for many, that's how it felt too). There...

Advice to Management

Respect your employees - create a better training programme for them. Work on your company culture.