Great career opportunities but not as well paid - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
20 Apr 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Numerous opportunities for career growth & advancement 2. Great emphasis on personal learning 3. Supportive management 4. Visibility across the board for achievements and corresponding rewards 5. Work life balance

Cons

1. The salary is not comparable to other players in the market 2. The work ethics can sometimes be forgotten 3. Not much support when it comes to drastically changing the pre-defined traditional ways of working

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
1 Jul 2026
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Pros

* They train new grads, so you get a lot of valuable training * Depending on the projects, it has the potential to have a good life balance *Hybrid and Remote opportunity Will recommend to get your foot in the door

Cons

* Pay is not very competitive. Needs improvement * Depending on some client projects, the work-life balance can also be very bad * The culture is horrible, the outlook and appearance of the company is so different than what is on the ground—cutthroat culture, pushing culture. * Sometimes it enables a rude and disrespectful culture * Career growth is very minimal * tend to hire lots of indians, and an indian dominated culture/circle can make a non indian feel left out

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