Pros
1. Always many new projects and clients 2. If you like to move every 6-9 months, you'll love this place 3. If you are an Indian IIT grad and you write code, they'll love you 4. Great place for Freshers (newly hired) because you'll be thrust into highly important roles early
Cons
1. VERY little management roles outside of India. 99% of the management and senior management roles are filled with Indian nationals living in the US. 2. Anyone besides Indian males will be ignored for key positions 3. If you don't write code, you should run and not walk 4. Internal operational systems are really outdated 5. Margin pressure is ridiculasly high... 6. The consistency of the quality of the work of the offshore teams varies wildly from engagement to engagement.. 7. Clients are constantly oversold on HCL's capabilities... 25 yr olds are sold as "Sr. Architects", 8. Bonus payments are seemingly derived from a game of darts played by someone in Noida.. no rhyme or reason 9. Expect to work a regular shift from 9-6pm and then enjoy evenings from 9pm till midnight Sunday through Thursday