Cognizant reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(120,759 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 120,759 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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121K reviews
4.0
Apr 28, 2009

General review on CTSH employment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a very dynamic place to work. On one assignment you could be a technical solution architect but if the partner or the engagement manager feels you have potential can give you a much different role in the very next assignment. So, career growth is a possibility if one has the initiative and the ability to lead/deliver to expectations. Client satisfaction is a major priority - so if you are involved in client service, you are in a great position to influence how the rest of the organization provides services to clients. Opportunities exist all around the globe and if one is mobile, can go places, experience different types of clients across industries etc.

Cons

The company needs to focus on improving the work-life balance of its workforce. There are two major components in the business and the ones with Consulting type work, have a very lopsided work-life balance.

4.0
Apr 10, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of projects, so no dearth of work. Good NA relocation policy. Flexibility offered to move across projects and verticals. Good training material and knowledge base in e-learning and certifications. Health benefits are good. Bench period offered between projects is good. Stock plan is good. CTSH shares are always above 20 dollars. Green card policy is good. Diversity in business is good. It is not totally dependent on any sector

Cons

You will Suffer from low self esteem if you are from premier league universities of India or america. Not proud to be with Cognizant., service industry slavery, Exploitation of people in US who are on L1 visa. Cognizant is mostly into Testing. It should rename itself to Cognizant Testing Services. In media they say that they recruit MBAs from top schools to offer them challenging roles, but those ppor chaps are made to do manual testing or maintenance crap, albeit for a higher salary. At present Cognizant is laying off people secretly in the US. It should not do like this. Instead it should sent its US associates to India in this crisis.

1.0
Mar 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

If you are out of work, cant find anything else and need a job..

Cons

This is primarily a testing shop. Most companies see Cognizant as experienced testers regardless of your experience or background. The executives try to sell other services for Cognizant but are rarely successful due to the company's perception. Most employees in US are managers and above. Testers are frequently brought in from India

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