Trap for graduates - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
8 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I cannot mention any pros for Cognizant Australia. I guess it's ok if your only goal is to be a manual tester.

Cons

The graduate program was 'sold' to the graduates, it did not meet anyone's expectations. There actually was no formal graduate program. - Training was cancelled. - New graduates immediately placed into manual testing roles which did not align with the job description. - The manager did not want to spend any time with the graduates so we were instructed to learn the software ourselves and then join a manual testing team. - Zero prospects to do anything except manually click through websites. - Graduates worry about applying for other jobs because they cannot say that they learn't or achieved anything during their time at Cognizant. I would highly recommend graduates do not go to Cognizant. At least ask what the graduates from previous years are doing.

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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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