Average company. If you are at the right place at right time, your growth will be phenomenal. Or else you better leave. - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
8 Sept 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good HR policy (Specially at onsite US). They apply greencard for all after 1 year at onsite. They even apply in EB1-3 if you r eligible.

Cons

Appraisal not on performance basis. Lot of politics. If you switch project, location or vertical, managers screw up your appraisal. Offshore salary is poor. Lot of attrition at offshore (one of the highest in industry).

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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