Is Cognizant a good company to work for as a Senior Associate?

Senior Associate professionals working at Cognizant have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 5,964 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Cognizant employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Associate Jobs at Cognizant now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Associate interview questions at Cognizant .

Does Cognizant pay Senior Associate employees well?

Senior Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cognizant with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 5,964 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Associate salaries at Cognizant.

How happy are Senior Associate professionals working at Cognizant?

79% of Senior Associate employees at Cognizant would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Senior Associate professionals have also rated Cognizant with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What Cognizant locations are top rated by Senior Associate employees?

Cognizant locations which are top rated by Senior Associate employees are Minneapolis , Tampa and Plano . On the other hand, Cognizant locations which have been rated the lowest by Senior Associate professionals are Washington , Boston and Los Angeles .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognizant?

Associate (13878) , Programme Analyst (13148) , Senior Associate (6022) , Software Engineer (3504) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2155) , Project Manager (1946) , Senior Process Executive (1927) , Associate - Projects (1833) , Manager (1821) , Senior Software Engineer (1350) , Software Developer (1284) , Process Executive (1175) , Programmer/Analyst (1140) , Technical Lead (1110) , Senior Manager (1080)

What are the pros of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

""work life balance is good and it also depends on the team and project you are working in"" ((in 9356 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6385 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2969 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you get many projects across the world if you are planning to switch your client" ((in 2110 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1818 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

""Salary is less for people who stay there for long time with more years of experience"" ((in 5286 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3948 reviews)); "think they’re paying less compared to the market rate the bonus and salary hike is also limited" ((in 1955 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1745 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1744 reviews))

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3.7

79% would recommend to a friend

(5,964 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

66% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Associate/Senior Associate employees have rated Cognizant with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,964 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate/Senior Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Cognizant is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate/Senior Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Apr 10, 2009

Cognizant - Work place with good and bad

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Plenty of projects, so no dearth of work. Good NA relocation policy. Flexibility offered to move across projects and verticals. Good training material and knowledge base in e-learning and certifications. Health benefits are good. Bench period offered between projects is good. Stock plan is good. CTSH shares are always above 20 dollars. Green card policy is good. Diversity in business is good. It is not totally dependent on any sector

Cons

You will Suffer from low self esteem if you are from premier league universities of India or america. Not proud to be with Cognizant., service industry slavery, Exploitation of people in US who are on L1 visa. Cognizant is mostly into Testing. It should rename itself to Cognizant Testing Services. In media they say that they recruit MBAs from top schools to offer them challenging roles, but those ppor chaps are made to do manual testing or maintenance crap, albeit for a higher salary. At present Cognizant is laying off people secretly in the US. It should not do like this. Instead it should sent its US associates to India in this crisis.

4.0

Mar 14, 2009

Cognizant - A great place eto work?

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career growth. opportunities in techincal areas , self development and traveling to Europe/US.

Cons

The rotation plan or transfer for senior associates is what is targetted by sr. management.

3.0

Jan 23, 2009

The company could have been better

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cognizant has lot of big clients, once a project goes down they take care of relocating to the other states or cities whichever is applicable. As such is good for people dont mind moving between states and cities. Even during the bad times during 2002 when the market was not doing good, the did not send employees out but instead reduced the bonus payments without reducing the basepay. They try their level best to help the couples working with Cognizant, by giving job openings as close as possible. Good resort for the aspirants of US PR.

Cons

Before joining negotiate the salary after which it seldom changes. The support group is having less people, which they are working on currently. not sure how it is at this moment. There are times I had to wait for 10 months to get reimbursement settlement. Promotion, Salary will be a big problem for the employees. There are some practices which will be cumbersome.

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