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Updated 17 Sep, 2021
Overall Rating
4.0/5
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4.9
Skill development
4.9
Work Satisfaction
4.1
Job Security
3.1
Promotions/Appraisal
2.1
Salary & Benefits
Cognizant is rated
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4.0 out of 5 stars on
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Software Engineer II in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Quality Assurance and Testing 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
3.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 13 Jul 2018
Likes
Work space, employee recognition and job security
Dislikes
Travel opportunity, learning and compensation
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Software Engineer II in
Bamgalore
Modern Trade Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 17 Sep 2021
Likes
worked for 3 years Gud work life balance
Dislikes
growth
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
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Associate Software Engineer in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 24 Dec 2024
Likes
Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.
Dislikes
1. Salary and hikes are low.
2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.
Software Engineer Trainee in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
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
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 20 Dec 2024
Likes
It's MNC so work load is not much and you get nice architecture office and locality
Dislikes
They lay off when they don't have projects. They are over hired and less projects left with them.. you won't feel the pain but they will somehow kick you out if they don't need you... they might give you salary for 2 or 3 months to keep the mouth shut but they will lay off you silently
Technical Lead in
Pune
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Dec 2024
Likes
Cognizant has hybrid work model, which is good for employees.
Dislikes
Cognizant bench policy is bad, they give less days to get yourself into a project. Also salary hike is low.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City, Travel Within Country.
Software Engineer in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Dec 2024
Likes
Flexibility in location and timings
Too many learning opportunities
Dislikes
Depends lot on project and people
Work life balance
Salary and increments
Work Details
Work policy:
2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City, Travel Within Country.
Programmer Analyst in
Pune
Full Time
·
Business Process Quality Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Dec 2024
Likes
We are getting good Learning platforms like Udemy , Cognizant Learn to enhance our skillset.
Dislikes
They are changing Promotion Criteria when promotion Cycle comes near so less people are getting promoted due to that criteria.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Operations Support 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 Dec 2024
Likes
After Ravi Kumar took over as CEO there is nothing left to like about Cognizant anymore.
Dislikes
Not respecting their junior employees, no proper HR communication, not giving promotions on time etc...
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Programmer Analyst in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 07 Dec 2024
Likes
Good work life balance, Growth of the employee also very good
Dislikes
Those who are in bench more than 50 days, HRs will contact employee and putting pressure on employe to forcefully resign. But they give 5 months full salary for the employees. After resignation
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in
Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
·
Data Science & Machine Learning 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 06 Dec 2024
Likes
Nothing
Dislikes
Here the job stability is equal to 0. And the standards for this company is very poor. I will never recommend this company to anyone. There is politics in everything such as promotion, salary hike , Ratings etc.
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Software Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
·
Engineering Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 04 Dec 2024
Likes
I don't like working in this company. I just don't have any other options left.
Dislikes
What's there not to dislike. Biggest issue is that there's no HR to raise ur concerns to. All they have is a portal and that too just for show.
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within Country.
Technical Lead in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
IT Security Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
2.0
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 03 Dec 2024
Likes
It may vary project to project and management to management. My previous project experience is very bad due to the management only. My current project , client and management is quite good.
Dislikes
There is no skip level meeting happens and I found HRs are already teamed up with the management.
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Software Developer in
Chennai
Full Time
·
Business Process Quality 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 27 Dec 2024
Likes
Nothing
Dislikes
No hike, no job security, no skill development, no easy transportation.even if you learn new technologies they will ask for experience and make you work in technology which you already know.if you do "jing jack" you will get everything else you will be cornered and make you to think resigning is best than staying there
Work Details
Work timings: Flexible Timings
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Data Processing Executive in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Non Voice Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
2.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 27 Dec 2024
Likes
Office environments is good and I was worked as a process executive with Google client it's a mapping process
Dislikes
Don't expect any appraisal or hikes or any benefits. And you have to follow strictly office timing there is no any exception. They are following some office politics and favorites. No leaves approval you have to beg for your leaves approval
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Saturday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Associate in
Pune
Full Time
·
IT Security Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 26 Dec 2024
Likes
Cognizant is best place to work it's salary structure also good as well as work life balance also we can maintained. And The team I am working in is so nice and the lead is so supportive.
Dislikes
Nothing yet
Work Details
Work policy:
2 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
Power BI Developer in
Noida
Full Time
·
Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
2.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 25 Dec 2024
Likes
Learning Platform (Udemy)
Free Cloud Certification
Work from home
Work life balance
Get leaves easily
Dislikes
No job security.
You will be ask to leave or resign by taking lump sump amount.
No retention policy.
Fake job postings on TMP.
Biasing on the basis of gender.
No meaning of Full time employee.
No projects for PA or fresher. They will keep u for 18 months project then on bench, after that back to home.
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.
Project Manager in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Technology / IT Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 24 Dec 2024
Likes
Learning scope is good. You have a dedicated platform to explore and learn the skill of your choice at your convenience.
Dislikes
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.
Service Delivery Manager in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Back Office Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 24 Dec 2024
Likes
Growth Opportunities. International opportunities are available for the right individuals
Dislikes
Nothing that I can think off. Salary can be enhanced a little more!!!
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
International Travel, Travel Within Country.
Drug Safety Associate in
Navi Mumbai
Full Time
·
Health Informatics Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
2.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
2.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 24 Dec 2024
Likes
Cognizant will be give you access to Udemy and many more other platforms from which you can do any courses for free of cost and level up yourself.
Dislikes
While in working with Cognizant you have to forget your work life balance because you will be forced to worked more than 10 11 hours daily and If you don't, threat of laying off will be given to you through your TL and managers
Associate in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Health Informatics Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
2.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 24 Dec 2024
Likes
So far, i do not see any good experiences in terms of ratings, feedback, employee friendly, personal/family related concerns. Just getting pathetic treatment from all sides due to north indian culture and having personal concerns of location preference as bangalore. Always critised for the opportunity they provided like they have given what is not expected as employer. It seems like the employment is chargeable and costs my whole life in chennai only then I deserve to be a right candidate to work in their project. Seniors and HCM managers mostly lack of proper response and fair treatment in terms of opportunities, assignments, consideration, knowledge sharing, project experiences, personal concerns, ratings, feedback and support....Read More
Dislikes
Not feeling good due to consistently forced to change project and degrade ratings. Always denied for preferred location project even after 6 years of work experiences within cognizant. Did not get full exposure and work experience of the study in the project since I am not working as per their location preferrence. HCM managers are only utilising me for their work completion but never support about the personal concern. Mostly tamil managers are sucking the career of North Indian resource and never support since I have location constraints and requested to work from bangalore location. Tamil managers always wanted me to not to work from bangalore location unnecessarily which is very unfair. Not getting proper response and very badly treated by hcm managers or lead within project. This company just looking outside fine but inside it there is hell amount of unfair practices within projects in life science domain. Always critised for not being able to come to Chennai and got the average or poor ratings along with project release....Read 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, Travel Within Country.
Sme Executive in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Operations 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 23 Dec 2024
Likes
Having a job
Dislikes
Too many things to dislike.
Zero transperancy in their hiring.
Nodal point transport which can be anywhere from 2-5 km radius.
10 hrs shifts and with cab travel, it's 14 hrs shift.
Rapid hire and fire company. You get no compensation and have 30 days to find a new job.
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How is Cognizant to work for?
Cognizant is rated 4.0 out of 5, based on 2 reviews by employees on AmbitionBox.
Cognizant is known for Company culture which is rated at the top and given a rating of 4.9. However, Salary & Benefits is rated the lowest at 2.1 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 2.1 out of 5. You can know more about Cognizant Salaries at AmbitionBox
How is the work culture at Cognizant?
Work culture is rated 4.9 at Cognizant by 2 employees. While job security is rated 4.1 and work-life balance is rated 4.9 at Cognizant. Read detailed reviews by employees of Cognizant on AmbitionBox.