Cognizant Senior Associate reviews

Great place to learn the nuances of software engineering. Good cultural values, great encouragement by management to take up big things early. Good DNA within core(old timers) management to "take care" of young, new, enthusiastic employees with identified high potential to ensure they are given the job that challenges them and keeps them in the organization for reasons other than money. So there is a thrill of doing big things early and I can vouch for that. Company is highly process oriented and folks judiciously follow the same in projects completely executed by the company, especially those audited by the internal SQAG (Software Quality Assurance Group). Strong senior management insight and their moves, keeps the company ahead of its competition and makes the company stock a great long time investment. Historical results stand witness to this as it has never disappointed its investors. Employee stock purchase plan thus is a plus. Stock options given to senior management ensure very low attrition at that level.

Key points: Young organization & youthful campus, flexible work hours, ability to suggest freely your ideas/improvement to work , doing great stuffs early in career, bigger responsibility if you can take and prove a point even if you are yet to be in that role in later part of your career, respect for individuals, work ethics, subsidized lunch, belief in competencey over no. of years of experience, work-life balance, open work culture, reward and recognition for doing right thing at right time, better international assignments and exposure, plenty of client facing role in early career, imense opportunity to get more exposure to domain knowldge along with your technical career.