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Mu-Sigma Vs Cognizant Which is good for Mba? Jobs & Careers

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Hi,

I'm an MBA with close to 6 yrs of experience in Strategy Consulting domain. I had a brief stint at Mu- Sigma and here's my take:

Pro's:

- If you are interested in numbers and would like to get a little bit of business understanding (mind it little bit is the operating word). Other fresh graduates may not agree, but that is the fact- then this is a good place to start
- If you are passionate about numbers and analytics, this is the place to be
- High intellectual capital across the organization gives you a nice academic environment
- High learning curve should keep your mind sharp
- Quick promotions if you are good
- Onsite opportunities

Con's:

Unfortunately this is the fact- this list is huge. Hence the decision is completely driven by passion and what you want to achieve.

- Very bad organization in terms of treating people. In fact no regard for people. Stories like the CEO telling people quitting within 3 months that "I didn't expect you to stay for more than 6 months, so work for as long as you want and go out"
- Extremely high attrition- somewhere in the range of 35-40%. The average tenure of employees is around 5-7 months! Reasons- long work hours, you are micro-managed, treated like shit! Top it off with bad pay!
- Rudimentary managerial skills, which makes life for employees even more difficult
- Everyone in the organization is looking for a short stint and I did not come across even a single one who said they want to make a career out of Analytics/Mu-Sigma
- Across the industry Mu-Sigma is known for unethical work ethic
- They claim to be doing very high-end work, but most of the time almost 70-80% of the time you end up doing reporting work. Say analyzing a survey, preparing a dashboard for sales people, cross tabulating some results to see performance. Coming from consulting, all these information are "Nice to Have" and nothing of very high impact.
- Modeling does happen, but that too in pockets

I can go on and on, but from what I gathered having spoken to post MBA this is definitely not a place to come. Pre-MBA this is little different to your regular run of the mill IT jobs. But let me tell you very clearly. Here too you handle data, but you end up doing coding most of the time- Using SAS or VB. Just that you know what you are getting to compared to a large IT project as the team size is small.

Coming to your other question on MBA and ANalytics advantage. I believe it is your capability to project something and not the domain itself that gives you an advantage. Yes, more IT engineers are not preferred, but just coming from Analytics background is no guarantee to success. I have seen quite a few leave this company to join good MBA programs. Also have seen more people leave this company with dis-satisfaction and remorse.

Good luck with your decision,

Best,
Madhu
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