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3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(54868 total reviews)

CEO  Ravi Kumar

Ravi Kumar

82% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and Inclusion

3.7

Culture and Values

3.7

Career Opportunities

3.6

Work/Life Balance

3.4

Senior Management

3.4

Compensation and Benefits

Ratings distribution

5 stars

25%

4 stars

42%

3 stars

24%

2 stars

5%

1 star

3%

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Pros
  • "work life balance is good and it also depends on the team and project you are working in(in 6200 reviews)
  • "Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2010s.(in 4652 reviews)
  • "Good work Environment as compared to other Peer Companies and provides the needed Benefits to employees.(in 2036 reviews)
  • "culture is the best at the company and and good work ethics at the company and so on(in 1706 reviews)
  • "Good benefits and they emphasize on learning that they will reimburse you for any learning you do outside of the company(in 1380 reviews)
Cons
  • "Salary is less for people who stay there for long time with more years of experience(in 3688 reviews)
  • "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things(in 2634 reviews)
  • "+ Easy to get lost in the crowd if you dont have a good manager pushing your case(in 1327 reviews)
  • "think they’re paying less compared to the market rate the bonus and salary hike is also limited(in 1170 reviews)
  • "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent(in 1137 reviews)
    1. 5.0
      16 May 2023
      Associate
      Current Employee
      Chennai
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good good good good good good good good

      Cons

      nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing

      1. 5.0
        14 Mar 2016
        Programmer Analyst Trainee
        Current Employee
        Bengaluru
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        I joined Cognizant in August, 2015 as a fresher and fortunately, I am going to leave it in few days. There are not much pros. After thinking hard, I was able to come across with few of them. 1. If you do not want to work much or stretch yourself, this is a place for you. It is a relaxed kind of job for freshers like any government job 2. Basic amenities and infrastructure of any location are very good.

        Cons

        1. It is often tough for a fresher to get his/her first project after the completion of training. 50% of them remain in bench for a lond period of time which does not count to their professional experience much. 2. Even if some freshers get deployed into project immediately after the training (the lucky ones), they may get maintenance work, ticketing etc. which is a sheer waste of their talent. Only around 20% of the people ( who are deployed into the project) get some good work like that of a developer. Hence, we see that around 10% of the freshers manage to get some good stuff. 3. Salary is very bad for the freshers. Hike is also extremely poor. 4. Unlike other IT companies like Infosys, low level management is extremely bad. There will be absolutely no one to guide you if you want some kind of help. They do not care about freshers. Many a times, it is like you are on your own. 5. Bad training. Seriously, their only aim is to anyhow complete the training. 6. Deployment of freshers into the project is completey random. A guy who is not much technically sound can get a very good project while the deserving guys may get the bench. 7. In terms of transparency is absolutely 0.

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        1. 3.0
          14 Nov 2023
          Programmer Analyst I
          Current Employee, more than 1 year
          Bengaluru
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          The development projects are good and meet the standards of IT and the support projects are average and these projects meet the standard of BPO and are not recommended.

          Cons

          1) The development projects don't meet the standards of the skills we work in. We don't get the tasks in the particular skill with any programming languages and only the related tasks. 2) The support project is worse and hence, those projects are fitted to the BPO companies only and not the IT company like Cognizant. 3) Working in the support project will definitely make you forget the programming language or the development work and hence, will mood off the work we do. These things will affect your career.

          1. 4.0
            5 Dec 2023
            Programme Analyst
            Current Employee, more than 3 years
            Hyderābād
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            As an employee I seek true work culture in an organisation and cognizant provides that. Provides better compensation and benefits. Good management. Positive business outlook.

            Cons

            As we all know cognizant is a Service based company and in any of these companies employees concerns about 1. Work life balance 2. Limited career growth 3. Job insecurity

            1. 4.0
              4 Dec 2023
              Senior Associate
              Former Employee, more than 3 years
              Gurgaon, Haryana
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Projects offer good technology learning. It tries to allocate resources to projects soon enough.

              Cons

              Less Projects in Delhi NCR. Also there is no job security in Cognizant if one is on bench

              1. 3.0
                3 Dec 2023
                Senior Associate At Cognizant Technology Solutions
                Current Employee, less than 1 year
                Gurgaon, Haryana
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Parents will be covered in insurance however it very less

                Cons

                Shift timings are 10 hours. Do not provide anything during Diwali not even a smal box of sweets

                1. 3.0
                  30 Nov 2023
                  Associate
                  Former Employee, more than 5 years
                  Pune
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Good number Of clients and opportunities

                  Cons

                  The work life balance is no longer a motto of this company. If u wanna grow here it's only through pleasing your managers rather than doing actual work.

                  1. 5.0
                    5 Dec 2023
                    Associate
                    Current Employee, more than 3 years
                    Pune
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Every one is helping nature. Good environment to work

                    Cons

                    have to wait alot for project if some one join as fresher

                    1. 5.0
                      2 Dec 2023
                      Programmer/Analyst
                      Current Employee, more than 1 year
                      Mumbai
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Unlike other companies for the yearly cycle you get paid pretty well, you do have job security and they don’t remove their employees unless and critical situation. Ample of opportunities

                      Cons

                      Working hours are 10 hrs(9 +1)

                      1. 2.0
                        3 Dec 2023
                        Technical Lead
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Bengaluru
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Brand name is the only good thing which you can use it to get a good offer from another company and move on

                        Cons

                        Worst management team, micromanagement is at its peak in most projects

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                      Cognizant Technology Solutions has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 90,181 reviews left anonymously by employees. 76% of employees would recommend working at Cognizant Technology Solutions to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognizant Technology Solutions employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cognizant Technology Solutions. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

                      76% of Cognizant Technology Solutions employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Cognizant Technology Solutions 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

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