• Chicago, IL
  • Remote
    15 days ago

    Job Description

    Campus Recruitment Team - Associate

    Position Overview

    Join Cognizant''s Campus Recruitment Team and play a vital role in shaping the future of our workforce. As a Campus Recruiter, you will gain hands-on experience at a global technology leader committed to innovation and inclusion. This role allows opportunities to connect with future leaders and contribute to impactful recruitment initiatives.

    Being on the campus recruitment team, the Associate will work alongside encouraging mentors who are invested in one's career growth and make an impact through meaningful work that shape our future pipeline.

    Responsibilities

    • Collaborate with campus teams to plan and implement recruiting events and strategies.
    • Build relationships with universities and student organizations to enhance Cognizant's visibility.
    • Coordinate and support activities such as career fairs, interviews, and campus presentations.
    • Manage communications with candidates, ensuring a seamless and positive experience.
    • Analyze recruitment metrics and trends to refine processes and elevate outcomes.
    • Contribute to creative projects that strengthen Cognizant's employer brand.

    Basic Qualifications

    • Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Communications, or a similar field (December 2024 or May 2025 graduates preferred).
    • Passionate about talent acquisition, relationship building, and teamwork.
    • Excellent communication and organizational skills with an eagerness to learn.
    • Prior HR or recruiting internship experience is a plus but not required.

    Location(s)

    This position is remote and will be discussed through the application process. While Cognizant will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your location preference, please note that final assignments will be based on business needs and regional relocation may be required.

    Start Date(s)

    New hire will start as soon as possible. While we will attempt to honor candidate summer start date preferences, business need and position availability will determine final start date assignment. Exact summer start dates will be communicated with enough time for you to plan effectively.

    Why Choose Us?

    Cognizant delivers solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of our associates. You will be supported by high-caliber experts and employ some of the most sophisticated and patented capabilities. Our associate's diverse set of backgrounds offer varied perspectives and fuel new ways of thinking. We encourage lively discussions which inspire better results for our clients.

    If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

    Salary and Other Compensation:

    The annual salary for this role is $70,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

    Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

    • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
    • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
    • 401(k) plan and contributions
    • Long-term/Short-term Disability
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

    Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

    Work Authorization

    Due to the nature of this position, Cognizant cannot provide sponsorship for U.S. work authorization (including participation in a CPT/OPT program).

    About Cognizant:

    Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

    Additional employment information

    Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

    Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

    Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

    If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com for roles based in the Americas or CareersIndia2@cognizant.com for roles based in India.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL (
    Remote
    )
    IndustryComputer/IT Services
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttps://www.cognizant.com

    About Company

    Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 230 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

    We're driven by a passion to help our clients build stronger, more agile and more innovative businesses.

    Cognizant enables global enterprises to address a dual mandate: to make their current operations as efficient and cost-effective as possible and to invest in innovation to unleash new potential across their organizations.

    What makes Cognizant unique is our ability to help clients meet both challenges. We help them enhance productivity by ensuring that vital business functions work faster, cheaper and better. And, our ability to conceptualize, architect and implement new and expanded capabilities allows clients to transform legacy models to take their business to the next level.

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Campus Recruitingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Employer Brandunmatched
    • Human Resourcesunmatched
    • Job Fairsunmatched
    • Life Insuranceunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Power Amplifierunmatched
    • Process Engineeringunmatched
    • Psychologyunmatched
    • Recruiting Strategyunmatched
    • Stock Purchase Plansunmatched
    • Team Buildingunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched

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