Pros

It is fun to work in cognizant. managers are easily approachable and you can put in your thoughts really easily. It is very innovative.

Cons

It is really hard to change from one department to another and most of that works on how much you know your managers.

Advice to Senior Management

Management should also take interest in the growth of the individual and help them achieve their goals and not only the companies goals.

Pros

Extremely good managers who encourage research and development and allow employees to work however they would like it (either structured or not structrured).

Cons

The pay is low compared to industry standards for freshers. However, I think, laterals are offered a decent compensation relatively.

Advice to Senior Management

The company should give employees more freedom in deciding ways to work. The company, at may a time, still does treat its employees as school kids!

Pros

Good place to work in US.
Good exposure, many projects, good clients, good for freshers and people with less than a year of experience

Cons

Bad pay for everyone in US, no growth, lots of politics, use of gc to lure workers, bring in people who can hardly speak english and apply green cards for them under eb1A category while there are phds and brilliant masters people waiting in queue on eb2.

Advice to Senior Management

Bad pay for everyone in US, stop applying eb1 for tech leads, treat mbas as mbas and not as techies. Better pay for people to live better in us

Pros

Stronger brand compared to other companies
Impetus on Customer orientation
Strong teams
More professional compared to the other firms like Satyam, TCS

Cons

People driven and not process driven
Old timers rule and generally closed to ideas.
Biased and non-transparent / standardized HR policies esp regarding salaries

Advice to Senior Management

Make it process driven
Make the culture more professional and heterogeneous
360 degrees appraisals for all managers and above levels

Pros

Good bench policy
Opportunity to work on projects to enhance your skillset
Decent salary and benefits
Would recommned for college grads looking for good exposure to the IT community

Cons

Hard to get promoted
I have been there for over 3 years and no promotion or recognition
You must seek employment elsewhere if you want a promotion, unless you work with the right management

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees more. When seeking feedback from the client, make sure it is in line with the actual work being produced by the consultant. It will give you a better idea of his/her goals and aspirations.

Pros

good initial package as compared to other IT companies
branding weel in b school

fast gowing company
lot brand value of CBC

Cons

bad on promotion
and no skill based promotion
HR is extremly poor
Middle managegeent is extremly bad ....replace them quickly

Advice to Senior Management

please look into your HR proceeses
have 360 degree review of all
Middle managegeent is extremly bad ....replace them quickly

Pros

In CTS the harder you work , the faster you grow. But the problem is that no one seems to realise that you have a life beyond the office. If you are one of those people who wants to grow fast and are prepared to spend night and day in office, Cognizant is the place for you. It is recruiting heavily now and if you are even just average tech with good communication skills you'll be through. My tip is to know fully well of your current project and speak so highly of it that you are able to drive your interview. All the best!!

Cons

Forget your personal life. And as is there in every company you have to kiss up to your seniors. All the best!

Advice to Senior Management

Please please please think of your employees as much as you think of your customers. They are human beings too!!

Pros

1. Cognizant consulting is treated as an elite division within company
2. Ample opportunities for people to travel for onsite work
3. Better pay structure compared to other similar companies such as TCS, Wipro, Infy

Cons

1. As in other big organizations there is lot of bureaucracy.
2. Management have their own favorites who get promoted every time and get all the available opportunities.
 3. What is promised at the time of making job offer is never adhered to and they would allocate you in any division irrespective of your background.

Advice to Senior Management

Though there are always issues with the company growing at such a fast pace it is also possible and important to maintain the employee satisfaction level which is not considered important.

Pros

Fast growth - If you are a performer
Customer centric
Meritocratic
Lots of opportunities
Great place to work

Cons

Customer focus - 100%
People focus - 70% - Need to increase this.

Advice to Senior Management

We are doing great as an organization in meeting the demands of our customers. We have differentiated ourselves from the rest of the competition. We need to follow suit when to comes to Employee Compensation, benefits, performance management etc.

Pros

- One of the fastest growing companies in the field of IT Consulting
- Strong focus on customer relations
- Open and informal organizational culture

Cons

- HR policies not always employee friendly
- Work hours can be longer compared to its competitors
- Extremely Growth oriented

Advice to Senior Management

- Continue to have an informal open organizational culture
- Improvement of facilities provided to employees can be one area of improvement