Programmer Analyst Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programmer Analyst Trainee roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 328 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 Programmer Analyst Trainee according to 328 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 2%
Phone interview: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (New Delhi) in Jun 2019
Interview
Initially it was of MCQ Round which is the most crucial round if u clear the first round probability of getting hired is 60 % then technical round were they asked me to write few basic program like Factorial as I was not from Computer Science / IT background. Then they questioned me various thing related to my field. Finally after passing through technical then will a HR Round which will be very simple where they will collect your documents for verification. Usually Recipient of Offer letter and joining letter may take too long in this company It may be more than 6 Months Hence Plan Accordingly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to write few basic program like Factorial as I was not from Computer Science / IT background. Then they questioned me various thing related to my field
Smooth interview process as well as it was very interesting with ample feedback at the end. I enjoyed the conversation a lot and coverted the interview and accepted the offer.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used