I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Jersey City, NJ) in Apr 2018
Interview
Very smooth process wherein a recruiter reached out to see if there was a match and interest in the job. Thereafter, a Senior member of the team coordinated the interviews and kept me apprised of the entire process. I had 1 phone interview and met with 2 client members within a span of one week. Overall, it was a great process and interviewers were decisive so made for a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic technical and situational questions were asked such as 'How would handle so and so situation'; 'What's your experience with so and so'; Interview questions can be difficult or simple depending on how prepared you and your ability to speak to your relevant experience and provide examples. In general, I found the interview easy.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
I had the first contact with the recruiter in April 2025. Then the first interview finally happened 1,5 months after. At least, the second interview 1 week after. Then I was ghosted, even after my several follow-up emails...
Interview went well and mostly asked about the people management and given situations and assessed how would we deal in those situations and focus was on how we handle the team and meet hard deadlines
Fast efficient smooth and seamless interview process. Very efficient very fast very smooth and very seamless. It was a great experience. Indeed a very good experience. Delighted with the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About my experience. They asked about my experience
Senior Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Manager roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 43 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 Senior Manager according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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