Cognizant reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(120,873 total reviews)
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61% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,873 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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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121K reviews
3.0
Apr 9, 2010

A good start but a bad continuity!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very good exposure to technologies Good Role profiles Enough exposure to different business domains / technology aspects Good Work culture

Cons

Bad and Very Bad Promotion process. mostly based only on experience!! Promotion is been given for all incapable people with good experience in year but no abilities U get more work, the more you work. and it ends there. No other result / recognition for ur work ..

3.0
Apr 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Efficient executive management Aggressive Business growth Clear focus on Investors benefits Work life balance Internal cross training & certifications Appreciation

Cons

Promotions delayed most of the time Monetary Benefits not at par with industry standards Growth purely dependent on one's understanding with their Managers

1.0
Apr 7, 2010

All that glitters ... does it?!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Consistent management performance. Not that attractive, but comparatively better work environment than most IT Services competitors. Fast track to management opportunities if you have the right mix of personality, communication and confidence. VISA & Immigration processing. Strong suite of internal tools, at least on the availability side.

Cons

Compensation policy is very deeply flawed. Promotion process is skewed every year to suit the 'Bell Curve'. Customer feedback records on performance are altered to manager's needs. Cost is balanced by keeping salaries low and yielding high shareholder returns while executive compensation is bloated. Certain engagements and their margins are obscene. True, bloated profiles does happen. Want work life balance? go elsewhere. It's insane. Salaries are revised once in 5 to 6 years.

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