You need to know how to play the game - Associate Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
9 Apr 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Work for Cognizant if you're great at managing ambiguity and can navigate your way through a system based on exceptions rather than policy and supportive infrastructure. The best thing is that you can probably move around a little more easily than a company with a firm structure in place.

Cons

Since the company grew exponentially over the years, there is no infrastructure to illustrate career path, growth, or even accurate performance management. Expect little feedback on how you're doing until you get slapped with your evaluation at the end of the year.

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5.0
2 Jul 2026
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Pros

Good learning opportunities and structured training

Cons

Limited pay growth and slow promotions

3.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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