Cognizant reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(120,652 total reviews)
avatar

Ravi Kumar S

61% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,652 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the IT industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

121K reviews
4.0
May 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to find good tech knowledge Great colleagues

Cons

Shady hiring and staffing practices The “1-year contract to start, then you become permanent” is a ploy - dont fall for it

1.0
Jul 22, 2018

Design

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some nice people in the NL office.

Cons

The worst HR I have ever experienced Upper management are unprofessional. .Work life balance very bad.

3.0
Aug 10, 2025

Ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Different projects builds experience in different industries

Cons

Little growth within jobs after a while and there are not enough promotion opportunities

Viewing 1 - 3 of 120,652 Reviews

Glassdoor has 128,206 Cognizant reviews submitted anonymously by Cognizant employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Cognizant is right for you.