Saturday, March 13, 2010

Cognizant careers: What you need to know

Cognizant careers is now getting lots of attention. In India, it is the dream of every aspiring IT professional to get a job in a renowned company. Thanks to its thriving outsourcing sector, currently, many famous IT companies have their head quarters in India. Cognizant is one such company. One of the top IT companies in the world, Cognizant is now looking to hire computer professionals. If you are interested to apply for the job, then visit:

https://careers.cognizant.com/


Cognizant is a famous information technology services and consulting company. It has headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. A significant portion of the company’s operation is conducted through its Indian office located in Chennai. The company was established in 1994 as an IT development and maintenance services arm of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Two years later, it started out as an independent company. The company offers services in various fields including banking and financial services, insurance, health care and life sciences, retail, manufacturing, logistics, travel and hospitality, communications, and information, media and entertainment industries. The company was listed on NASDAQ in 1998. In 2004, it moved to the NASDAQ-100 Index.


In 2009, Cognizant had been listed on Fortune’s list of 100 Fastest Growing Companies for seventh consecutive year. The company was also listed on Fortune 1000 and Forbes Global 2000 lists for 2009. That same year, Cognizant was also ranked on Business Week 50 list of the top-performing U.S. Companies, the BusinessWeek Hottest Tech Companies 2009 and the Forbes Fast Tech 2009 list of 25 Fastest Growing Technology companies In America.