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General Insurance Department
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Onsite opportunities
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Software Development Department
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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What people are saying about Cognizant
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Technology / IT Department
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Learning scope is good. You have a dedicated platform to explore and learn the skill of your choice at your convenience.
Promotion cycle/criteria changes recently adopted (Internal Job Moves) - allowing supervisors to promote the resources to next level without a specific criteria. This is creating official platform for favourability.
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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It has various groups and programs to skill up oneself both on technical aspect and softskills.
Variables are average and hike is minimum. Mostly lower than the inflation rate.
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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IT Support Department
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Company policies are not transparent. Salary, remunerations are not good. Not employee friendly Skill development process is not good
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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Will get salary that is ok
But if you give more importance to mental health than salary don't join this company. You are literally a slave of the client and no body will speak for you.. and if your too lucky to get a client like Novartis(pharmaceutical company) and especially get into celonis tool project then you can say bye bye to your mental health and just hug the salary you get and stay. Working hard is not the issue but the politics they play and the slavery you guys will experience is more than what was done in the colonization period. Hope everyone understands my mental health state currently and would deeply analyze before joining cognizant or Novartis....Read More
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One of the best employee centric company in service based industry, recent statements from leaders from other organisation is shameful and treating their employee as daily wage labourer but thankful to my company leadership who has great vision and decisions are made towards employee focus. Company is still following hybrid model and no fixed days yet.
Promotions and appraisal are not process based, frequent change in salary increament schedule are changed and also arrear are not paid for 3months.
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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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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They provide hybrid work culture & location approval as per your need that is the best thing of working in Cognizant.
Here job security is less & those people who were in bench were high chances of layoffs as they don’t get any project.
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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Technology / IT Department
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Overall typical service based company, with lower appraisal %, ideal to stay for 3 years max, else growth would be stopped compared to market and you will be in comfort zone.
Appraisal cycle is worst, they do rating in Dec month and release in Jan, but appraisal will be in impact from June salary. Promotion is a problem here, and you will have to cry every year. It takes minimum 3 years once u r at one level to expect promotion.
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Technology / IT Department
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MNC benefits.
Authoritative Leadership, Office politics, Biased opportunities and performance reviews. Forced attrition. Insurance policy is not good. Delayed hikes and promotions, Extended work hours due to hybrid work policy. Pets take most of the perks unless you work so hard that they have to share some. However, these are most common things that you will come across all IT companies. Just learn to survive, upskill and excel. Do not depend on your job or salary, have multiple streams of income without moonlighting and switch jobs whenever you get a good opportunity. Work for your own success not for the company....Read More
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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Good work life balance Independent working
No cooperation from seniors. It gets super frustrating No Providing guidance to new employees No projects with proper BA work. They only have tech work actual on the job learning is down in the dumps.
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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Technology / IT Department
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Great place to try out diverse project experiences if you have positive attitudes to learn everything. Leadership is passionate of new technology and client centricity. Pays competitive salary benefits may not be high at times but sustainable for long, rewarding association. Will recommend people to experience Cognizant.
If you remain too good on a domain, likely you will get trapped into it and not allowed to learn horizontal skills. So keeping a balance and relationship to horizontal people are important in any large project centric organization.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves International Travel, Travel Within City.
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Operations Support Department
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Transparent leadership and an opendoor policy that encourages employees to share ideas, concerns, and feedback The nature of the projects keeps employees engaged and motivated, knowing their work is impactful and forwardthinking
Clear and transparent communication on company performance and future goals.
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Operations Support Department
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This company provides a solid foundation for recent graduates, with ample opportunities for growth and development With regular training sessions and access to skillbuilding resources, employees feel motivated and prepared to take on new challenges The company understands that employees have personal lives and provides flexibility to manage both professional and personal commitments effectively
Positive Employees are encouraged to take ownership of their projects and responsibilities.
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Operations Support Department
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The company actively encourages employees to share and implement new ideas, fostering a creative and dynamic workplace Loyal employees are consistently rewarded with enhanced benefits and bonuses over time, promoting job satisfaction and retention With a diverse team across different roles, freshers can expand their professional network early in their career
Comprehensive benefits package Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses and growth opportunities.
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IT Infrastructure Services Department
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The company provides multiple opportunities to learn new Technology and implementing the skills, along with proper guidance.
Company should be flexible in rating the employees in their reviews.
Work policy: If necessary, then we work from office. Otherwise, WFH is always supported.
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Operations Support Department
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Excellent range of benefits that go beyond just the basics, ensuring employees have the support and perks they need
A strong focus on mental health means the company prioritizes worklife balance, promoting a healthy and sustainable work environment With strong leadership and a clear vision for the future, employees can feel secure in their roles and longterm prospects at the company
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IT Infrastructure Services Department
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What I like most about cognizant is their toxic work culture and politics. To be honest, if there were jobs offers I wud have left cognizant, unfortunately my career is losing grip because of Emi's and rent pay. They just only pay you 20k for 4 years, no promotions, no awards, no recognition and no growth. And they ( Home Managers) fake all their policies and they humiliate people in front of all the teammates and colleagues, likewise in front of 40-50 group ppls if there is work done 80/100 % and if we ask about wholesome variables pay and incentives, they forced you to go to cognizant portal and give resignation. I have every screenshot of humiliation and disrespectful and cheating of my managers and other project heads...Read More
Dislikes everything and not satisfied. If they give 1L per month working salary, I won't work for them
Work policy: It's a permanent wFH job since Covid
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Operations Support Department
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With a generous vacation policy and less workrelated stress, it’s easy to maintain a good worklife balance here
Managers and leaders work collaboratively with their teams to set goals and provide the tools necessary for success The company recognizes not only business milestones but also personal achievements, creating a positive and rewarding atmosphere for everyone
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Service Delivery Department
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Employees are given the creative freedom to explore new ideas, which leads to exciting and unique contributions to company projects
The company takes the time to highlight and reward hard work through companywide celebrations and small gestures that make employees feel seen and valued
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Operations Support Department
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The company is understanding of familyrelated obligations, offering flexible work options and time off when needed for caregiving responsibilities Leaders are approachable and inclusive, ensuring that all team members are given the support they need The flexibility in work hours is especially helpful for employees with families, allowing them to balance personal commitments
Volunteering initiatives are rooted in empathy and service, making it easy for employees to connect with causes they care about and feel good about the company’s mission
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Data Science & Machine Learning Department
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Free learning Platform,
There is no Job security and difficult to find project inside organization and at the time of promotion lot of reason give to not get pramotion
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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