Cognizant: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Feb 2021

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Cognizant to hire , freshers from campuses in India

Feb 14, 2021

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Magenic Technologies

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Magenic Technologies, Broadening Its Global Software Product Engi...

Merger & Acquisition

Feb 2, 2021

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Magenic Technologies

Cognizant Named a Top Employer in Countries Worldwide

Cognizant Named a Top Employer in Countries Worldwide Cognizantnbsphas been named a Top Em...

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Jan 30, 2021

Cognizant Named a Top Employer in Countries Worldwide

TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism

TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism Indian IT majorsnbspInfo...

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Jan 25, 2021

TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to Acquire Magenic Technologies

Cognizant to Acquire Magenic Technologies Cognizant has entered into an agreement to acquire Magenic Technologies, Inc., a privately-held custom software development services company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The acquisition will expand Cognizant’s software product engineering footprint, adding 475 employees in the U.S. across seven locations and more than 350 employees in Manila, Philippines. Upon completion of the acquisition, Magenic […]

Jan 21, 2021Read Story

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to acquire Linium, a cloud transformation consultancy

Cognizant to acquire Linium, a cloud transformation consultancy Cognizant announced today it has agreed to acquire Linium, a cloud transformation consultancy group specializing in the ServiceNow platform and solutions for smart digital enterprise workflows. Linium, operating as the ServiceNow business unit of Ness Digital Engineering, a privately-held portfolio company of The Rohatyn Group, helps Fortune 100 […]

Jan 12, 2021Read Story

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to Acquire Servian, a Data and Analytics Consulting Firm

Cognizant to Acquire Servian, a Leading Australian Data, and Analytics Consulting Firm Cognizant today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Servian, a Sydney, Australia-based, privately-held enterprise transformation consultancy specializing in data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital services, experience design, and cloud. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory […]

Jan 11, 2021Read Story

Merger & Acquisition

Aston Martin returns and merges with Cognizant as a partner, Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™

Aston Martin returns and merges with Cognizant as a partner, Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ With anticipation building for almost 12 months and a monumental amount of work undertaken behind the scenes, Aston Martin is back in Formula One. The new era has officially begun as Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™. We couldn’t be more […]

Jan 8, 2021Read Story

C-Suite Move

Cognizant appoints a new Managing Director

Cognizant announced the appointment of a new Managing Director for UK and Ireland Cognizant announced that Rob Walker will join the company as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, effective January 1, 2021. As a member of Cognizant’s global growth markets leadership team, Rob will be based in London and lead all aspects of […]

Jan 6, 2021Read Story

C-Suite Move

Cognizant appoints Shinji Murakami as Head of Japan market

Cognizant appoints Shinji Murakami as Head of Japan market Cognizant today announced that Shinji Murakami has joined the company as the Head of Japan and a member of Cognizant’s Global Growth Markets (GGM) leadership team effective January 4, 2021. Murakami has more than 30 years’ experience leading managed services, mobile communications, business development and go-to-market strategies in […]

Jan 4, 2021Read Story

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Cognizant sacked a Noida employee who brutally beat up his dog

Cognizant sacked a Noida employee who brutally beat up his dog According to the media report, nearly after one month, a Noida resident, a Cognizant employee was caught on camera brutally beating his 10-month-old puppy. The video, filmed by his neighbour (without his knowledge) had gone viral causing the widespread reaction. The dog, named Buddy, […]

Dec 28, 2020Read Story

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TCS, Wipro among top ITeS players of 2020, Report

TCS, Wipro among top ITeS players of 2020, Report Work from Home and Destination Hiring are the new trends that emerged in 2020 according to the ITeS Power Movers 2020 Report by Wizikey, Asia’s fastest-growing PR-SAAS start-up. The report highlights the top 25 players in the Indian ITeS sector. As per the ITeS Power Movers […]

Dec 27, 2020Read Story

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Overview: WFH and Digital Trends 2020-21 in ITes Sector

Overview: WFH and Digital Trends 2020-21 in ITes Sector The Indian ITeS sector has strong rooting in services for thirty years. Even the international product counterparts do not beat them in the top 5 slots in the sector. Most IT players adjusted to the post lockdown new realities of the universe. All the companies in […]

Dec 25, 2020Read Story

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant acquires Inawisdom, ninth acquisition in 2020

Cognizant Acquires Inawisdom, an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Services Expert Cognizant today announced it has acquired Inawisdom, a UK-based, privately-held consultancy specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics to help businesses make better, faster decisions that improve business outcomes. Inawisdom focuses on delivering cloud-native, full-stack solutions leveraging proven consulting methodologies and an analytics […]

Dec 22, 2020Read Story

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Cognizant India will hire 23,000 freshers in 2021

Cognizant will hire 23,000 freshers in 2021, says Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman, and Managing Director, Cognizant India According to a Mint report, Cognizant India Chairman and Managing Director Rajesh Nambiar said that the company will hire 23,000 freshers in 2021. Rajesh Nambiar said, “We are proud of the great work being done by our employees in India […]

Dec 9, 2020Read Story

Future of Work

Cognizant and Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative release a new report

Cognizant and Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative release a new report, “Building A Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities” The Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative today released a new report, Building A Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities, outlining strategies for cities to strengthen education and workforce systems to support lifelong learning. This […]

Dec 3, 2020Read Story