Don't join cognizant as lateral in US- hoping for GC - Senior Associate Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
21 Mar 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. nothing to say 2. Highly dissatisfied- as they never gave an update while recruiting or during first year that perm filing will be delayed .

Cons

1. They promise GC after 1 year while recruiting and will not file your GC and screw your career and life 2. For the first year after joining, there wont be any updates on GC process from CTS 3. After 1st year when you apply for GC, they say process is being redesigned( redesign has been happening for 1+ years now). They will not give any update on when they will file Perm and which category and all. 4. Worst thing is after 1 year of working , you will be in 6th year of H1 and you cant find another Full time employer willing to sponsor GC

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Pros

Work life balance and flex Fridays

Cons

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3.0
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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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