Cognizant: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: May 2023

Layoffs

Cognizant to fire employees close few offices to save cost

May 4, 2023

Brian Humphries, former CEO of Cognizant was terminated

Brian Humphries, the former CEO of Cognizant was terminated without cause, the company...

C-Suite Move

Apr 25, 2023

Brian Humphries, former CEO of Cognizant was terminated

Cognizant announces the third hike, Read CEO email to employees

An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant has anno...

Compensation

Apr 19, 2023

Cognizant announces the third hike, Read CEO email to employees

PepsiCo gets ex-Cognizant Becky Schmitt as CHRO, Ronald retires

PepsiCo announced that Ronald Schellekens, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Office...

CHRO Move

Apr 13, 2023

PepsiCo gets ex-Cognizant Becky Schmitt as CHRO, Ronald retires

Industry

Former officials of Cognizant, L&T booked in Tamil Nadu bribe case

There have been various reports when senior officials of any company give bribes to get the tender or work done. In the recent one, a case has been registered against several former officials of Cognizant and Larson & Toubro. The case was filed by Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. The allegations were on […]

Mar 31, 2023

Industry

Infosys & Cognizant is turning out to be the CEO factory for India

Infosys & Cognizant is turning out to be the CEO factory for India. The two companies have built great leaders for senior roles. Mohit Joshi and Ravi Kumar S have strong leadership qualities and Infosys has generated two great leaders. Apart from this, Cognizant has also produced leaders including Debashis Chatterjee the current CEO of […]

Mar 30, 2023

Hiring

Cognizant is inviting students for Free Virtual Experience Program

An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant is inviting students applications for a free Virtual Experience Program. Commenting on the Virtual Experience Program the company said, “Business and technology have never changed faster. The opportunity has never been greater to create new customer experiences and launch new digital-based business models. That may […]

Mar 24, 2023

Hiring

Cognizant in India is hiring for various roles, Check the Details

American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant is hiring for various roles globally and in India. The company said on the career page, “At Cognizant we embrace a well-established set of cultural values. Each member of our team takes responsibility for creating a culture that enables exceptional outcomes.” The company is hiring under […]

Mar 16, 2023

Industry

Cognizant to focus on employee retention to trigger growth: MD

Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results. According to ET Reports, Rajesh Nambiar, MD and Chairman of Cognizant India said that the firm will be more employee-centric, strengthen on winning larger deals, and have better operational metrics to “accelerate growth”. “The team, including the CEO, will meet […]

Feb 4, 2023

Industry

Cognizant attrition eases to 19%, added 5,900 employees in Q4

Yesterday, Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results. Key Highlights Headcounts The company has announced the total headcount at the end of the fourth quarter was 355,300, an increase of 5,900 from Q3 2022 and an increase of 24,700 from Q4 2021. Attrition Voluntary attrition, […]

Feb 3, 2023

Compensation

Cognizant CEO Ravi’s salary is 4 times Mukesh Ambani’s 2020 pay

According to reports, an American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant‘s new CEO Ravi’s total yearly compensation will be Rs 57 crore. In 2019–20, Mukesh Ambani’s annual salary was Rs 15 crore. Recently, Cognizant announced the appointment of Ravi Kumar S as CEO and a member of the Board, effective immediately. He replaced outgoing Brian Humphries […]

Jan 16, 2023

Industry

Top challenges for newly appointed CEO Ravi Kumar at Cognizant

Recently, IT giant, Cognizant announced the appointment of Ravi Kumar S as CEO and a member of the Board, effective immediately. He replaced outgoing Brian Humphries who will remain with the Company as a special advisor until March 15, 2023. Ravi Kumar S joins Cognizant after a 20-year career at Infosys where he held various leadership roles, most recently working as […]

Jan 15, 2023

C-Suite Move

Cognizant appoints new CEO, replaces Brian Humphries

Cognizant has announced that its Board of Directors (“Board”) has named Ravi Kumar S as CEO and a member of the Board, effective immediately. He will succeed Brian Humphries in both roles. To facilitate a smooth transition, Humphries will remain with the Company as a special advisor until March 15, 2023. Ravi Kumar S joins Cognizant after a […]

Jan 13, 2023

Compensation

Cognizant India spent over Rs 1000 crore on salary hikes

According to Timesnownews, IT major, Cognizant India has spent $130 million (over Rs 1000 crore) in the year for merit-based and off-cycle increments. Cognizant conveyed to its employees that “formal eLetters” with the new salary with the hikes taking effect from October for levels up to the associate director. The company had rolled out a […]

Dec 20, 2022

Industry

IT giant Infosys likely to reclaim No. 2 spot from Cognizant

According to a TOI report, India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys is likely to reclaim spot 2 from Cognizant in terms of revenue. This year Cognizant lowered its revenue guidance three times. The reason behind the lower revenue is a reflection of macroeconomic challenges, people-related challenges, and high attrition levels in the US. Speaking about the […]

Nov 26, 2022

Industry

Cognizant: No off-campus hiring of freshers

As per TOI, Cognizant, an American multinational information technology services and consulting company is freezing the off-campus hiring for the freshers. The company has communicated this through an email to the applicants. The company was hiring fresher candidates from batches 2020, 2021 & 2022. The actual reason is that Cognizant has a volatile environment for […]

Nov 21, 2022