Cognizant reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(120,795 total reviews)
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61% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,795 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Dec 1, 2015

A sinking ship

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Pros

Unlimited PTO, if your manager actually allows you to take it.

Cons

Was thrown in a cube and largely ignored for the 1.5 years that I worked there. During that period, I watched a multitude of key resources quit. I had 4 managers in 1.5 years. My last manager berated me daily, and couldn't have a conversation without yelling and spewing a string of expletives. When I reached the final straw, I found a job in 2 weeks and bolted. This toxic environment is no place for people who take their careers seriously.

1.0
May 27, 2013

Issue with filing GC-PERM

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Pros

Better than other Indian companies in terms of work culture

Cons

If you come from offshore and stay for 1 year you can apply for GC under EB1 even if you are not international manager back in offshore as looks like noone checks the credentials. However, if you join onsite you are screwed as they have stopped GC processing under the name "PERM Redesigning process" as most of PERM filed in 2012 and 2013 got rejected (Look for DOL site where you will find rejection numbers approx 10 times more than any other company in the list next to CTS) You will not get updates from GIT on restarting PERM filing or any point of contact to reach. The exception approval from top-most in your division also does not work. You are just killing your career if you join onsite... I hope if this review is published like others already published will give you clear idea on what not do...

1.0
Apr 4, 2018

Worst Graduate program

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Pros

I really cannot think of anything.

Cons

They are just solely hiring to meet the local quota so that they can bring in more people from other countries. No AWS ( claims that AWS is added to our pay). Poor compensation - Bonus is terrible for industry standards. They cut cost by limiting paper cups in the office (absurd) No intention to train and help graduates. Conflict between existing culture and the Grads as those on EP assume that grads are going steal their jobs. Only talk from senior management that they are committed to grooming talent locally. No projects as graduates can spend up to 6-9 months on the bench waiting for something. Says that their competitors are Accenture, big 4 but nowhere near to that standard in terms of compensation and learning oppurtunities.

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