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1056
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RATINGS
9908
Updated on: December 9, 2025

Cognizant Technology Solutions Company Culture

Cognizant Technology Solutions Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.2/5
Cognizant Technology Solutions' Overall Culture is rated C

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

CEO Rating
C+
Meetings
C+
Outlook
C+
Team
C+
Work Culture
C+

Cognizant Technology Solutions CEO

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Brian Humphries Cognizant Technology Solutions' CEO
Brian Humphries
69 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Cognizant Technology Solutions employees generally work 9.4 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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78% of Cognizant Technology Solutions employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Cognizant Technology Solutions employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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65% of Cognizant Technology Solutions employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Cognizant Technology Solutions employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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67% of Cognizant Technology Solutions employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Cognizant?

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  • cut it in two, services on one side, software on the other.

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How's the work life balance at Cognizant?

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  • horrible. you have to make your life a priority.

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What do people at Cognizant think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?

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  • Don't know what they think. Improve transparency and inclusion.

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What part of Cognizant's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?

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  • Cognizant as a whole is growing, and having difficulties balancing work and balancing their bench time. Some policies, such as the one where...

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Does Cognizant Technology Solutions drug test or do a background check?

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  • Yes they do, urine test for drug

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What's the work from home policy like at Cognizant Technology Solutions?

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  • For US employees, you are expected to provide your own high speed internet and phone service. The company does not reimburse you for this....

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Cognizant Technology Solutions applied for 12978 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 93% were approved, 1% certified-withdrawn, and 6% withdrawn.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Cognizant Technology Solutions unveil that 777 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 191 were withdrawn by Cognizant Technology Solutions after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a total of 233000 employees

12978
Total Applied
  • 93% Granted (12009 out of 12978)
  • <1% Denied (1 out of 12978)
  • 6% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (777 out of 12978)
  • 1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (191 out of 12978)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Cognizant Technology Solutions

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45%

Cognizant Technology Solutions currently ranks in the Bottom 45% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Bottom
45%

Cognizant Technology Solutions currently ranks in the Bottom 45% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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-11
eNPS Score
32%Promoters
25%Passives
43%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Cognizant's single-minded mission is to dedicate our business process and technology innovation know-how, deep industry expertise and worldwide resources to working together with clients to make their businesses stronger.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Culture At a Glance

Cognizant Technology Solutions has 233000 employees. 1056 employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions have reviewed Cognizant Technology Solutions across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago.

Overall, the 1056 Cognizant Technology Solutions employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions are not very pleased with their total compensation at Cognizant Technology Solutions, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions are generally satisfied with their team. 1056 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. The majority believe the meetings at Cognizant Technology Solutions are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions believe the environment at Cognizant Technology Solutions is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Cognizant Technology Solutions is comfortably fast. About 49% of the employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions work 8 hours or less, while 10% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions vs Competitors

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    Accenture
    71 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Insight
    71 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Cognizant Technology Solutions
    65 / 100
  4. 4th
    TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)
    63 / 100
  5. 5th
    Infosys
    61 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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