I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Jan 2010
Interview
Initially a written objective type exam was held. It was held for some 1.30 hour. 3 sets of questions were provided , Each half hour. The result was declared the next day. Based on the cut of marks, 1:1 interview was taken. Based on that , selected persons names were announced and offer letters were provided.
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Question 1
How to conserve the electricity of the room the interview was going on
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant in Dec 2008
Interview
The hiring process was good. There were technical and HR rounds. If you have a good technical knowledge then you can pass the technical rounds. The number and type of questions depends on the interviewer.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Aug 2010
Interview
As a fresher i attended aptitude question as my initial round of interview. Once i got through that phase i was called for a technical interview where i was been questioned regarding my engineering background syllabus and was asked to write some small code snippets. I was also asked to showcase my communication, leadership and few other skills as part of my engineering life. After that round i was called for the next round of interview where i had to meet the HR where she asked me about my background. she also asked to tell what were my strengths and weakness and how i would overcome them.
At work always listen to what your peers say to you. During meetings do not just keep quite and listen. if you have any knowledge about the topic kindly come forward an put forth your ideas.