Why choose the Technical Analysis Graduate programme?
Technical Analysis is extremely varied and provides the perfect opportunity for anyone who is keen to embrace the technical side of consultancy. It involves anything from investigating and developing solutions for applications, all the way through to setting up and maintaining virtual machines for automated processes.
The FDM Graduate Consultant Programme will help you develop a successful career, with expert training and the potential to work on important assignments. You could have the opportunity to apply your skills to innovative projects and make a real impact in a variety of sectors. This could include Robotic Process Automation, Quality Assurance and IT Infrastructure Delivery for global businesses.
We support the wellbeing and professional development of our consultants throughout their FDM journey and offer a range of support programmes and additional learning and networking opportunities.
What to expect
This program is designed to equip you with the relevant skills and knowledge to build a successful career as a Technical Analyst. You may cover different technologies, such as the most widely used Unix and Python, as well as agile working methodologies, including ITIL. Our agile framework training is beneficial for helping you adapt to any working environment and operate in cross-functional teams for large organisations.
You will have the opportunity to really delve deep into understanding the purpose of a piece of code and how to identify whether a fix is needed in order for the code to function as expected. Building on this foundational understanding, you will then gain the skills required to develop an application, such as an ecommerce website or trading app.
Key skills for a Graduate Technical Trainee
- Ability to work under pressure
- Logical problem solver
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- High level of integrity to build and maintain trusting relationships
- Curiosity about technology and how things work
Career prospects as a Graduate Technical Anslyst
The Graduate Consultant Programme provides you with a versatile skill set which could eventually open the door to numerous career opportunities and senior positions.
- Site Reliably/Platform Engineer
- Service Manager
- Information Security Specialist
- Solutions Architect
- Cloud Engineer
What our consultants say
Sandra Ma
Data Analyst
Hong Kong Baptist University
In my role, I perform data analytics tasks and modelling work to solve business problems. I worked on several different projects but the most interesting one is to transform the underwriting engine using a data driven method – machine learning models.
Aamir Ahmed
Product Support Engineer
City University of Hong Kong
I am responsible for ensuring the applications are stable and any issues raised by users are dealt with accordingly. I am also involved in performing start-of-day health checks to ensure that the APAC-based branches have stable applications throughout the day. It is very exciting to be able to work in a fast-paced environment that is always changing.
Marine Tooh
IT Support Analyst
University of Surrey
My role involves production and UAT support within the Murex platform. I enjoy the challenging and fast-paced aspect of my role and the opportunity to work virtually with people from all over the world.
Do you qualify for the FDM Technical Analysis Graduate programme?
We’re looking for ambitious graduates with a real passion for technology. You don’t need any prior experience or a STEM degree. We welcome candidates from all degree subjects and universities. If you’re open to learning new skills and working in a fast-paced tech environment, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you. We also ask that you are:
- Educated to a degree level (bachelor or higher) – No STEM required
- Passionate about a career in technology
- An excellent communicator
- Eligible to work in Hong Kong
- Able to commit to the full 2.5-year graduate careers programme
Application process
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Simply submit your application and CV here.
Telephone interview
A member of the FDM Recruitment Team will call you to discuss the programme and your career goals. This is also a great opportunity to ask us any questions you might have and get a feel for FDM.
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Video Interview
We will conduct a video interview to get to know you better and ask you a few more questions to help evaluate your suitability for the programme. You can complete this using a computer, tablet or mobile phone. Please see our blog for some tips.
Assessment Centre
This stage involves an FDM Introduction presentation, followed by three strength-based interviews. This is your chance to meet the other graduates you could be training with and find out more about the programme. The interview will be a strength-based interview and will focus on your ability and potential rather than previous experience.
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