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Cognizant Head Human Resources salaries in India

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₹15.4 Lakhs - ₹63 Lakhs
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Last Updated: 26 Oct 2023

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Head Human Resources salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹15.4 Lakhs to ₹63 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 10 years to 21 years. Salary estimates are based on 3 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹14.8 L/yr - ₹18.9 L/yr
15+ years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹59.9 L/yr - ₹66.2 L/yr

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Human Resources Department

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  •  posted on 26 Apr 2024

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No job security, even though you worked for long period achieved all your targets leads never get satisfied, all they talk every morning is numbers..instead of Hr Job it felt like working in Sales or marketing with targets pressure.

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All time fear of job security. For cost cutting they may remove you anytime

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...ules and regulations-Ethical practices Leaves compared to other IT companies Pay Work location flexibility

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Work culture is bad No scope for learning for Bschool students Non billable roles have no value in organisation Mixed up hierarchy structure

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Administration & Facilities Department

4.0
  •  posted on 04 Jul 2024

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I am interested in working at Cognizant because it is a leading global provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. I believe that working at Cognizant would give me the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the IT industry. Good luck with your Interview at Cognizant.

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...ced high employee attrition that increased from 10% in 2019 to over 30% in 2021. This was due to several factors, including layoffs under the CEO's cost-cutting plan, a merit-based pay system, and increased demand for niche digital skills.

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HR shared services Department

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Work culture is good and job security is also fine for low grade positions

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No respect for the employees who working years for cognizant ..no salary hike or promotion for them .... new joiners salary is far better than that. Management not even worry about the issues raised against the salary.

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Nothing except the fact that salary comes in time.

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Everything. Huge pressure, no work life balance, they will treat you worse than dogs. Everything is wfh so no break. Eat, sleep, repeat with your laptop on

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Cognizant Head Human Resources salary in India ranges between ₹15.4 Lakhs to ₹63 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 3 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.