Cognizant Technology Solutions Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Employee friendly policies
Open culture
Managers open for feedback

Cons – Huge difference of pay between homegrown and lateral
Very slow promotions
No fast track career options for top performers

Advice to Senior Management – Need to bridge the gap between lateral hires and homegrown associates
Faster promotion paths

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than a year

Pros – good people, you can have work life balance

Cons – not many but you should be ready to travel

Former Employee – worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Some of the work done is good. If you are lucky to get those projects

Cons – You need to be smart with Politics to survive

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Employee friendly; Good Salary; Flexible Roles

Cons – Inefficient Middle Management; Poor performance management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – good independence in managing the team

Cons – onsite and offshore coordination some time becomes a headach

Advice to Senior Management – We need to improve the salaries for all the assiciates as it is very less compared to US based companies.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good work life balance, and work profile

Cons – Some senior management issues and lack of visibility of future career path

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – * Onsite travel opportunities.
* Standard employee oriented procedures.

Cons – * Company does not care if you not promoted even after 10-20 years.
* Less Salary.

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Nice and great people to work with

Cons – Lots of Indians working in the company

Advice to Senior Management – Just chill

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – You have options to expose to new technologies

Cons – Lot of politics while comes to promotion.
you dont get hikes every year.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cognizant Technology Solutions full-time

Pros – Employee Friendly, Approachable Mgmt,Good academy to learn

Cons – Compensation difference between lateral and home grown is huge.To match need to become lateral

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend