Cognizant plans to hire 1,500 U.S. college graduates in 2026 as it expands its domestic workforce through university partnerships, direct hiring and registered apprenticeships with the Labor Department. The company aims to scale its Frontier Certified Engineer and Frontier Business Operator roles to 15,000 workers, linking technical expertise with business execution and client delivery. Cognizant has doubled its Synapse training target to 2 million people globally by 2030 after surpassing its original 1 million goal. It has also joined RAISE US, a coalition targeting $1 billion for retraining and earn-and-learn pathways, while continuing other education initiatives. Cognizant shares closed down 3.60% at $62.31 and rose 1.11% to $63.00 after hours.