Dataquest: Cognizant’s Vice President of Human Resources and Global Head of Learning and Development Talk About Skills Development in the Company

“At Cognizant, we believe in recruiting from wherever the best-of-the-breed talent resides,” says Sriram Rajagopal, Vice President, Human Resources, Cognizant. “As such, we are happy with the quality of talent we hire. We believe that the fresh graduates we hire are intelligent, energetic, creative, productive, and capable of better multi-tasking. Besides, they come with a positive attitude and the hunger to do well in their first job.”

Hariraj Vijayakumar, Global Head, Learning and Development, Cognizant, notes, “Cognizant Academy is the learning and development arm of Cognizant that guides the continuous professional development of our employees. Our programs equip associates to serve client needs in a dynamic global business environment, contribute to the company’s industry leadership and growth, and advance their careers."

He adds, “Cognizant's skill development strategy is global, virtual, social, millennial-friendly and business impacting. Cognizant Academy takes care of the learning needs of the entire organization globally. Cognizant’s investment in learning and development covers a broad gamut-facilitator-led learning in physical and virtual classrooms, simulations, multi-mode training (video-based training, eLearning, satellite-based learning), action-learning, and participation in seminars, workshops and events.”

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