Good long term prospects - Consultant Cognizant Employee Review

5.0
24 Oct 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is an organization that rewards the aggressive and the go-getter. Accommodates the employee geographical locational needs / preferences to a very great extent. If you ever look to go back to India and currently in the US, this is the company to be with.

Cons

On consultancy front Cognizant is growing into that space very recently, and is focused on consulting assignments only recently. Even though it tries to go into the turfs of Accenture and IBM, it is still not there. And the software delivery DNA is not easy to tailor to consulting mind-set very easily. Pay may not be the best in class too.

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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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3.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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