Cognizant has announced the launch of a returnship program for technology professionals looking to transition back into the workforce.
The Cognizant Returnship Program is a 12-week paid experience for technology professionals with a minimum of 5 years of prior professional working experience and at least 2 years of a career break.
Speaking on the programme, Rajesh Nambiar, chairman and MD of Cognizant India, said, “A break in a professional’s career can give an opportunity to reflect, find areas of focus, and return stronger to the next phase of a professional journey with a renewed sense of purpose. Many such talented professionals looking to return to the workforce are women, and Cognizant’s inaugural cohort includes women taking on engineering management roles in the digital engineering practice.”
The IT services major informed that “it was now extending its diversity and inclusion (D&I) philosophy beyond the workplace and into lives and careers, supporting those whose personal goals such as taking care of the family, raising a child or pursuing a life calling have resulted in a professional break.”
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