Cognizant – The dream of several people worldwide, the company that delivers value to its
customers globally with 200,000 employees, one among the very few companies that had a
firm grip on its revenue and customers even during the storm (recession) hit hard, along with the aforementioned, several other titles fit aptly to this organization.
I have several reasons to like this organization. I was one among thousands recruited by
Cognizant during the year 2013. Yes! That’s it, you’ve read it right. 1 in (1000*n). This is how companies like Cognizant recruit people. We have a small government running inside the office premises. I will tell you what I like the most about this “Big Boss”.
24*7 – No! It’s not the customer care
One great thing about Cognizant is that, you can work during any time of the day according to your convenience. You can walk into the office 24*7. Unlike some organizations, which impose timing restrictions on employees Cognizant gives freedom of work timings. The sweet is sweeter. No one cares about how many hours you have worked. EOD what is noted is the value for money. You should have accomplished the tasks that have been assigned to you. That’s it. You’ve earned your pass.
Mad Math - Addition is fun
Who might have thought that addition could make you feel happy and the fact is it does.
“Employees can avail ‘N’ number of X leaves, ‘M’ number of Y leaves” – Company Statement.
Now what will not be there is our holiday planner. If you only avail ‘N’ number of X leaves for the year, then your ‘M’ number of Y leaves gets deposited for the next year. Yeah! It’s twice the fun next year and you have made a wise investment for the future years too. ;-)
Stuck? Savior sits next to you
Problems are common in IT industry. In a company like Cognizant that works on thousands of projects, we can expect a few hundreds on a daily basis. Our best pal Google might not help us at times or because of our frequent questions he might give us terrible and irrelevant answers.
What should we do? Think. Think. What’s next? Doomed? Absolutely not. Just turn your head in any direction, you’ll find “Saviors”. Just approach them and your job is done. Cognizant does have a rich set of experienced professionals in every domain in the industry. So all you need to do is stretch yourself and take a few steps.
Brand Value – “Mercedes Effect”
What do you think about Cognizant/CTS?
Let’s ask Eswar, “Dude! It’s a great company. It’s like TCS or even better. Man I forgot, it’s a
Multinational Company”.
The question passes on to Peter, “Yeah, I know the company. I’ve seen in several places in
Chennai. It’s a very big company and many people work there”.
Now it’s Arun(not me), “Cognizant is our competitor. They are really good in doing what they do. They aren’t just ordinary competitors, they really give a tough competition to us. They even offer packages similar to us”.
These are just 3 answers. We can have millions of responses. Eswar is a college student, Peter is a cab driver and Arun is a manager in an IT company similar to Cognizant. Everyone has their own view of the company, starting from a budding engineer, going through a common man to a manager. But all those views are similar on one ground. Cognizant is valuable.
Now what is the Mercedes Effect? Walk outside, get peter again and ask him which the best car is, you can expect “Benz” as an answer since he is a local car driver. Several others just know Mercedes & BMW. Now, that according to them ranks the highest among cars since they don’t know much about Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.(Just assume Google, Microsoft, etc). Hence, when you walk with Cognizant’s tag hanging around, you are “Branded” among the Maruti or Honda standing beside you.
Interest – More Interesting
In case you’re wondering what I am going to talk about, it is “Interest” it really is. Hell Yeah!!
You can avail loans from banks at very less interest rates compared to others, even your friends who work in other companies or people who do business. It is the same “Mercedes Effect” that comes into existence. Banks know that we are from a big brand and they will give you loans for a lesser interest rate when compared to your friend who earns more than you. Well, now this might end up in broken hearts among friends if not taken proper care.
The Climax
Wow!! It's good to know that you are still with me. If you have come up to this line then
probably we might have similar tastes and likes. Let me pause this and meet you in my next
post. Don’t worry, it won’t be Cognizant again.
customers globally with 200,000 employees, one among the very few companies that had a
firm grip on its revenue and customers even during the storm (recession) hit hard, along with the aforementioned, several other titles fit aptly to this organization.
I have several reasons to like this organization. I was one among thousands recruited by
Cognizant during the year 2013. Yes! That’s it, you’ve read it right. 1 in (1000*n). This is how companies like Cognizant recruit people. We have a small government running inside the office premises. I will tell you what I like the most about this “Big Boss”.
24*7 – No! It’s not the customer care
One great thing about Cognizant is that, you can work during any time of the day according to your convenience. You can walk into the office 24*7. Unlike some organizations, which impose timing restrictions on employees Cognizant gives freedom of work timings. The sweet is sweeter. No one cares about how many hours you have worked. EOD what is noted is the value for money. You should have accomplished the tasks that have been assigned to you. That’s it. You’ve earned your pass.
Mad Math - Addition is fun
Who might have thought that addition could make you feel happy and the fact is it does.
“Employees can avail ‘N’ number of X leaves, ‘M’ number of Y leaves” – Company Statement.
Now what will not be there is our holiday planner. If you only avail ‘N’ number of X leaves for the year, then your ‘M’ number of Y leaves gets deposited for the next year. Yeah! It’s twice the fun next year and you have made a wise investment for the future years too. ;-)
Stuck? Savior sits next to you
Problems are common in IT industry. In a company like Cognizant that works on thousands of projects, we can expect a few hundreds on a daily basis. Our best pal Google might not help us at times or because of our frequent questions he might give us terrible and irrelevant answers.
What should we do? Think. Think. What’s next? Doomed? Absolutely not. Just turn your head in any direction, you’ll find “Saviors”. Just approach them and your job is done. Cognizant does have a rich set of experienced professionals in every domain in the industry. So all you need to do is stretch yourself and take a few steps.
Brand Value – “Mercedes Effect”
What do you think about Cognizant/CTS?
Let’s ask Eswar, “Dude! It’s a great company. It’s like TCS or even better. Man I forgot, it’s a
Multinational Company”.
The question passes on to Peter, “Yeah, I know the company. I’ve seen in several places in
Chennai. It’s a very big company and many people work there”.
Now it’s Arun(not me), “Cognizant is our competitor. They are really good in doing what they do. They aren’t just ordinary competitors, they really give a tough competition to us. They even offer packages similar to us”.
These are just 3 answers. We can have millions of responses. Eswar is a college student, Peter is a cab driver and Arun is a manager in an IT company similar to Cognizant. Everyone has their own view of the company, starting from a budding engineer, going through a common man to a manager. But all those views are similar on one ground. Cognizant is valuable.
Now what is the Mercedes Effect? Walk outside, get peter again and ask him which the best car is, you can expect “Benz” as an answer since he is a local car driver. Several others just know Mercedes & BMW. Now, that according to them ranks the highest among cars since they don’t know much about Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.(Just assume Google, Microsoft, etc). Hence, when you walk with Cognizant’s tag hanging around, you are “Branded” among the Maruti or Honda standing beside you.
Interest – More Interesting
In case you’re wondering what I am going to talk about, it is “Interest” it really is. Hell Yeah!!
You can avail loans from banks at very less interest rates compared to others, even your friends who work in other companies or people who do business. It is the same “Mercedes Effect” that comes into existence. Banks know that we are from a big brand and they will give you loans for a lesser interest rate when compared to your friend who earns more than you. Well, now this might end up in broken hearts among friends if not taken proper care.
The Climax
Wow!! It's good to know that you are still with me. If you have come up to this line then
probably we might have similar tastes and likes. Let me pause this and meet you in my next
post. Don’t worry, it won’t be Cognizant again.
