I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jan 2018
Interview
Called for the interview and told to sit in the cafeteria. Reached around 10.30am.
Scheduled only for 3 candidates via one of the consultant. till 1pm nobody reach us in person or mobile not even a single SMS . Then i left for the day. Said good bye to CTS.
Then why they are scheduling the interview and wasting our time. We called the concern person and she always told the same response "we will inform you in 5 to 10 min, just sit there."
Other Technical Lead Interview Reviews for Cognizant
The interview process is almost the same as other companies. Depending up upon the hybrid or remote env, the process is over the call or in person. Lateral Joiners should expect at least 3 rounds of discussions,
There will be a 4 rounds of interview if possible a client interview will be arranged initial a basic telephonic round to check our communication skills and followed by the Team lead interview and a manager round and HR final discussion if required a client interview as I said earlier.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the role in the current organization pls explain.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Jul 2025
Interview
Interview process was good, after completing l1 , l2 happened two weeks later. After l2 again client took two weeks after completing all the rounds of interview successfully they mentioned requirement got changed
Technical Lead 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Lead roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 26 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 Technical Lead according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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