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Updated 1 Oct, 2024
Overall Rating
3.3/5
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5.0
Job Security
4.0
Work Satisfaction
2.1
Work-Life balance
2.1
Skill development
2.1
Promotions/Appraisal
1.2
Company culture
1.2
Salary & Benefits
Cognizant is rated
3.3 out of 5 stars on
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reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with
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3.3 out of 5 stars on
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reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with
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KYC Analyst in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Finance Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
2.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 01 Oct 2024
Likes
Creates job security
Dislikes
Does not recognise people at the right time
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
KYC Analyst in
Chennai
Full Time
·
KYC banking process Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 07 May 2020
Likes
First off all my dream concern, and my brother working in cognizant, giving good package, brand name, shift timing so i like that
Dislikes
We don't know, because am not working in cognizant, unfortunately I am unlikely
Work Details
Am working obediently, because we are the team member
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
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Senior Associate in
Noida
Full Time
·
Procurement & Purchase Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 10 Jan 2025
Likes
Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion
Dislikes
Not good approasal
No timely appraisal
No promotion policies
No standard salary parameters as per exp
No benchmarking for compensastion
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 10 Jan 2025
Likes
If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.
Dislikes
The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.
Business Analyst in
Bhubaneswar
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
They provide hybrid work culture & location approval as per your need that is the best thing of working in Cognizant.
Dislikes
Here job security is less & those people who were in bench were high chances of layoffs as they don’t get any project.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Mumbai (working remotely)
Full Time
·
Finance Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 25 Dec 2024
Likes
it's good environment working in cognizant it's good work life balance and overall good experience
Dislikes
i request to please improve management like manager team leader because not good behaviour to junior
Team Lead in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Technology / IT Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Dec 2024
Likes
Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it.
Good work life balance in general.
Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.
Dislikes
Salary is lower compared to other firms.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work timings: Flexible Timings
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Process Specialist in
Greater Noida
Full Time
·
Operations Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 16 Dec 2024
Likes
Work culture is excellent. Mixed culture makes it really good work environment.
Free hand in New Projects for getting new profile.
Dislikes
Salary as per industry standards is less, Increment as per previous followups has not been great. But favouritism plays it's part.
Work Details
Work policy:
For now WFH
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Analyst in
Mumbai
Full Time
·
Banking Operations Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 11 Dec 2024
Likes
Flexibility in working hours, hybrid working policy, positive work environment, flexible leave policy
Dislikes
Slow growth, learning opportunities should be more
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Team Lead in
Pune
Full Time
·
Health Informatics Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 05 Dec 2024
Likes
No job security at all . You will be laid off without prior intimation. Toxic work culture
Dislikes
No job security at all. You will be laid off at any time . Toxic work culture from higher management.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Chennai
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 01 Dec 2024
Likes
Good working culture among similar service based company.
CTC is straight forward almost like a product based company where fixed component is more and variable component is less
Good team and good development projects compared to support projects in other companies
Good work life balance
Dislikes
Hikes and promotion are not good.
Recent policy changes are not employee friendly
Golden days of Cognizant over once Francisco D’Souza tenure as CEO ended
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
Senior Associate in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 28 Nov 2024
Likes
Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.
Dislikes
Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
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Programmer Analyst in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
IT Infrastructure Services Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 11 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing
Dislikes
10 hour long work
Put you in support roles even if you are hired as a programmer analyst without any training on any area.
Less opportunities to grow and change designation within the company
No recognition for talent
Toxic manager
Worst HRs
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Data Analyst in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Finance Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 10 Jan 2025
Likes
Cognizant with flexible with work time and place and gives opportunity to upskill
Dislikes
The bench process and forced allocation of over qualified resources to underqualified roles. More oppertunity to learn and grow in organization
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Devops Engineer in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
DevOps Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Jan 2025
Likes
Liked the policies that is shown publicly or that a employee will feel initially but later when employees faces problems there is no guidelines and proper accountability.
Dislikes
The internal policies and politics are very bad.
The managers are too arrogant. There is no way the employee can provide appraisal to the managers.
There should be a appraisal process for Managers from employees as some companies are having.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Junior Data Analyst in
Mumbai
Full Time
·
Health Informatics Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Jan 2025
Likes
-Good work-life balance: Many employees appreciate the flexible working hours and adequate breaks.
-Opportunities for growth and development: Cognizant offers various training programs and certifications to help employees upskill.
-Diverse and inclusive work environment: Employees praise the company's efforts to foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity.
Dislikes
-High work pressure: Some employees have reported feeling overwhelmed with workload and tight deadlines.
-Limited salary hikes and promotions: A few employees have expressed dissatisfaction with the company's compensation and promotion policies.
-Politics and favoritism: Some reviewers have mentioned experiencing unfair treatment and favoritism within the organization.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Jan 2025
Likes
RTO Hybrid Model (for now)
Dislikes
Not getting hikes, increments.
Not recognizing hardwork we did.
No claims for medical emergencies as there is lot if rules for everything.
No work life balance Need to work officially 10hr and unofficially 14hr, lots of work pressure.
No cab facility.
No additional benefits like not giving office bag to carry office laptop and not giving required accessories like headset, mouse, etc.
CTS is my first company and these are all my personal worst experiences....Read More
Senior Process Specialist in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Operations Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing much positive
Dislikes
Long working hours, Heavy Work pressure, no managing skills for management, doesn't care about employee concerns, no empathy towards staff, no flexibility, No Work life balance. No Hr connects, no skip level meeting with management. No wellness sessions for employees.
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Associate Project Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing.
Dislikes
I work in software testing as an automation plus manual tester. Nowadays there are many manual testers don't have opportunities in projects because projects are looking for those candidates who works in both! And what cognizant is doing that they show the client that candidate has experienced in both auto and manual and share fake profile with them. They just take normal interviews and select us. But once you get the projects, you will have lot of work which you never did earlier. And continuous work pressure will be there. Due to this there is no work life balance at all. We need to available with clients timings. I would request you my friends that if you don't know some things or not aware about any technology then just say no to the interview. They will surely prepare you from interview perspective but the work is not easy as we think. Once you get the client project then they won't even ask you how it's going.. Lagne to hamare hi hai.......Read More
Programmer Analyst in
Chennai
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.
Dislikes
Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.
MIS Executive and Analyst in
Pune
Full Time
·
Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 06 Jan 2025
Likes
Good skill up courses and trainings
Dislikes
No promotions no salary hikes, lot of office politics, work pressure lack of work life balance not giving the leaves worst management ever.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Project Associate in
Noida
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 05 Jan 2025
Likes
In my current project there is some flexibility of work but when compared to other projects it is hell
Dislikes
There are many points
1. promotion criteria which is worst in all mnc.
2. salary hike is negligible.
3. even there is no such activities happened which makes you motivated through out the year.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Cognizant is rated 3.3 out of 5, based on 3 reviews by employees on AmbitionBox.
Cognizant is known for Job Security which is rated at the top and given a rating of 5.0. However, Company culture is rated the lowest at 1.2 and can be improved. To know first hand how it is like to work at Cognizant read detailed reviews based on various job profiles, departments and locations in the reviews section.
How is the salary at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox ratings, Cognizant employees rate its salary and benefits as 1.2 out of 5. You can know more about Cognizant Salaries at AmbitionBox
How is the work culture at Cognizant?
Work culture is rated 1.2 at Cognizant by 3 employees. While job security is rated 5.0 and work-life balance is rated 2.1 at Cognizant. Read detailed reviews by employees of Cognizant on AmbitionBox.