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      Cognizant

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      Cognizant reviews

      3.6

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (120,654 total reviews)
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      Ravi Kumar S

      61% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,654 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.7 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      121K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 10, 2026

      Stable pay and good training, but slow promotions

      Programmer/analyst
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stable pay — salary is generally consistent and on time Good entry point — structured training programs give freshers solid exposure to real-time projects

      Cons

      Slow promotions — not enough growth opportunity for promotion is a common complain Bench risk — many employees end up on bench or in pool with limited project assignment

      2.0
      Jun 10, 2026

      Mixed culture and communication issues overshadow benefits

      Service line specialist
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its employment and the benefits are good

      Cons

      This is an Indian company and it's a huge part of their culture. I would not recommend Americans to cognizant. It's just a world of difference in culture and how people are treated. There is so much operational and political problems just to get staffed on a project. They lay people off, tell them they are going to rehire them, and then you will never hear from cognizant ever again. The bench is a huge problem. You could be qualified for so many opportunities and literally only be able to apply to dirt jobs. There were so many promises made by cognizant that were NEVER kept. Extremely poor communication. The left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing

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