Cognizant- a great business process outsourcing company struggling to expand service offerings. - Consultant Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Dec 1, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

-- Cognizant offers a strong work/life balance for US based resources. -- Cognidant offers the opportunity to work on very large/complex projects for some of the top US companies.

Cons

Limited career opportunities for US based resources outside of business process outsourcing management. Cognizant has recently started a management consulting career track, but they haven't quite worked the bugs out of the system. Examples would be 3 month delays in promotions, and annual salary increases, and limited job opportunities.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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3.0
Jun 17, 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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