As per TOI, Cognizant 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 GenC (Generation Cognizant), which refers to entry-level candidates in the company.
As per the mail sent to the applicants saying, “Currently, our demand for freshers (GenC) in the organization is highly volatile. For this reason, we are not proceeding further with the recruitment process now.
Additionally, the company said, “We have received a strong response alongside a high conversion rate from on-campus talent and we are on track to meet our hiring targets. As a result, off-campus hiring has been paused for now.”