Just received a verbal offer from Cognizant (CTS). The recruiter didn’t really seem like she knew much and was pushy for a start date and had no idea about bonus structure/signing bonus/ PTO. They said 145 base with a 4K location adjustment. I came back with 165k so waiting to hear back. Has anyone ever dealt/worked with cognizant that can maybe help me out a little better than the recruiter? The role is a digital engineering TPM.

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Sounds like a red flag to me. Why would she not have information on the bonus structure or other details about the job? I also think when they're pushy for a start date it's always a red flag because chances are it means someone left in a hurry for the position to become empty. Sketchy.

Yeah that’s what I think too..I might pass on this one

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