I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (New York, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
Two rounds of interview, behavior interview and technical interview.
Behavior interview basically asked you your information and how much you know about their company.
Technical interview focuses more on your resume and your experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you see yourself in 5 years?
What do you know about our company?
Tell me a time when you had difficulty communicating with your colleges?
Two rounds one Is technical and other is client round theory asked programs, project details etc and automation tool syntax regarding api testing restassured and postman. Overall the interview went well
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
Pretty straightforward interview process. You have to be prepared to speak about all your previous experience in details. You have to know not only technical side but also a little bit of admin side as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An accumulated summary of all your previous experiences.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Jun 2025
Interview
it was good overall. i was given for 3 + years of experience. interview was good, asked about selenium java , cucumber which i was not aware. not able to answer 50% so failed.
Quality Assurance applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quality Assurance roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Quality Assurance according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 2%
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