Cognizant Senior Associate reviews

3.6

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,694 total reviews)
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31% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Associate/Senior Associate employees have rated Cognizant with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,694 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate/Senior Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Cognizant is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate/Senior Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Mar 10, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

* Good knowledge infrastructure in terms of books, digital resources etc; Their KLM system is good; * Centre of Excellent (CoE) concept is good. If you get into those teams (albeit with certain constraints), you can utilize it well. * Good sales/pre-sales/marketing teams. They win a lot of projects (Whether it is implemented is another story!)

Cons

* No work-life balance * Employee skill enhancement programs are there, but quality is bad. * Learning resources are good, but most of them find no time to learn. * Political teams; Most of the work is mundane and back-breaking. * Hierarchical management; Kind of functions like a government office sometimes * New centers like Coimbatore receive step motherly treatment from other centers like Bangalore, Chennai etc. * Senior and mid-level project management is not very competent. No understanding of ground realities and basic project management concepts. * Very rude HR team. Pretty bad compared to other companies. They don't display even basic etiquette towards others and work practices. * I have noticed that the company as a whole including the security guards is losing its basic manners. You don't see too many happy employees. Their employee feedback program does not seem to work. * Their recruitment is highly flawed. Lot of incompetence flows in to the company due to this loophole. * If you don't follow the dress code, you are made to stand in front of the security till you get your project manager to approve (forgive) your entry. You are required to send an e-mail stating the reasons why you wore slippers/jeans etc. What a corny practice!

3.0
Jan 30, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good bench policy Opportunity to work on projects to enhance your skillset Decent salary and benefits Would recommned for college grads looking for good exposure to the IT community

Cons

Hard to get promoted I have been there for over 3 years and no promotion or recognition You must seek employment elsewhere if you want a promotion, unless you work with the right management

4.0
Jan 29, 2010

CTS

Recommend
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Pros

In CTS the harder you work , the faster you grow. But the problem is that no one seems to realise that you have a life beyond the office. If you are one of those people who wants to grow fast and are prepared to spend night and day in office, Cognizant is the place for you. It is recruiting heavily now and if you are even just average tech with good communication skills you'll be through. My tip is to know fully well of your current project and speak so highly of it that you are able to drive your interview. All the best!!

Cons

Forget your personal life. And as is there in every company you have to kiss up to your seniors. All the best!

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