Is Cognizant a good company to work for as a IT Desktop Support Engineer?

IT Desktop Support Engineer professionals working at Cognizant have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 16 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 IT Desktop Support Engineer Jobs at Cognizant now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked IT Desktop Support Engineer interview questions at Cognizant .

Does Cognizant pay IT Desktop Support Engineer employees well?

IT Desktop Support Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cognizant with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 16 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about IT Desktop Support Engineer salaries at Cognizant.

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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 9439 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6434 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2971 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you get many projects across the world if you are planning to switch your client" ((in 2062 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1802 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 5333 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3941 reviews)); "Less pay and highly skewed" ((in 1946 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1773 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1731 reviews))

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Cognizant IT Desktop Support Engineer reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

86% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

IT Support/Desktop Support Engineer employees have rated Cognizant with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most IT Support/Desktop Support Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cognizant is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by IT Support/Desktop Support Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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16 reviews

3.0

Apr 24, 2024

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Desktop support technician

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay. Managers are good.

Cons

HR and hiring process is the worst i've ever experienced. Required to be in your role 2 years before being promoted.

4.0

Feb 7, 2024

Good company

Desktop support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good environment and good leads

Cons

Nothing is there to say about cons depends on ur leads

1.0

Mar 19, 2023

Worst company to work for

Desktop support technician

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

No pros for this job

Cons

If you like less pay, job responsibilities gets added on (more than what was agreed) and micro managing every little thing you do, this job is right for you

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