Salary hike? is there anything like that? answer is a big NO - Associate Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
19 Mar 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good if you are starting you career as they give alot of new opportunities and support.

Cons

bad appraisal process and unfair salary at onsite. No hike in salary. only way you can get a salary hike is by getting promoted to next level which inturn happens only rarely. so dont expect any salary hike atleast for 3 years until you get promoted.

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Cons

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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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