Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant in Dec 2011
Interview
Initially, there was a very, very long skills test with a ~20 min Verbal Section, a ~65 min Quant, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Section & a ~10 min Essay Writing Section. This was preceded by some formalities like filling of forms etc. Based on the basic profile entered on the form, GPA & test scores, about 60 people were invited for the first round of 1:1 interview the next day. The interview included basic HR questions, small cases, puzzles etc. It was a very friendly interaction and relaxed process. Each interview lasted between 20-35 min. Following that, a final shortlist of about 25 people were made for the final round of Group/ Panel Interview where all interviewers of different panels were present. It lasted for about 10 min per person. It was mostly verification round/ small HR questions. Finally 15 people were selected from our campus.
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Question 1
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Jan 2009
Interview
First there was a technical interview over the phone then one 1:1 interview and after that client interview . The phone interview went for around 40-45 minutes and totally technical interview . Then 1:1 interview . Nothing much . Just testing the attitude and after that client interview and it was total technical.