Cognizant reviews

3.5

7% would recommend to a friend

(83,004 total reviews)
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Ravi Kumar S

47% approve of CEO

9% positive business outlook

Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 83,004 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jun 14, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

None I can think of unfortunately.

Cons

The level of dis organization at this company is unheard of. Stay away from this company at all costs. You will be micro managed in every thing you do. You will not be happy working here at all. They will lie to you on a daily basis. You will not get paid for any expense reports you submit. As they will find a reason not to pay you and reimburse you for money that comes out of your own pocket. Management is totally out of touch with employees.

1.0
Apr 16, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote, 2 weeks to change one line in the query

Cons

Bullies and liars works here. Purposely wants you to fail if you do not follow their approach. Do not work here if you want to start a family. No one is to be trusted including the HR and the Global Head. Just because they cry in meetings or show religious relics, doesn't mean they are honest. The stupid career advisor would want you to fail and will murmur failed test cases while testing your code.

3.0
Mar 19, 2020

Graduate Analyst

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- good medical and insurance benefits - nice pantry at HQ - project opportunities in different industries, especially fintech - a stepping stone in the tech industry - that is if you manage to get into a good project (rare) without benching for too long

Cons

Fresh grads who wish to join Cognizant, please set your expectations right before you join. - Company culture depends on the projects you're allocated. Mostly Indian culture - Classroom training is VERY basic - meant for those with little to no knowledge in programming - E-learnings are mandatory, come with very strong accents. - Bonuses are bare minimal (less than 0.5 months) even with an excellent appraisal - Expect to be thrown into random projects and roles that you did not sign up for as project allocation is 'based on business requirement' - When you do not fit into 'business requirement', be ready to hot desk in the office (aka benched) for a long time - When they assigned you to projects, there are possibilities that you may not be doing what your role should be responsible for (Eg. BA may be doing QE. Dev may be doing BA/RPA) - Sad to say but the grad program is different from others. If you are academically trained in CS or well versed in tech, you can do better at other banks' grad programs that give more attention to their graduates.

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