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 college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Mohali, Punjab) in Sep 2019
Interview
Keeping it Short and Precise
Remote online test on AMCAT platform having
Sections Questions
Quantitative Aptitude 16
English 22
Logical 24
Code Debugging 7
(Automata Fix)
Total 69
Students selected in online test had their Technical & HR Interview next day.
In technical interview, Questions were based on Resume. (in my case)
20-25 min long Technical Interview and mostly all question were on Python basics as my Resume was full of Python Projects and Certificate on Python only.
Basics should be clear of whatever you have mentioned on Resume.
You should be ready to explain your projects thoroughly.
What matters most is your CONFIDENCE in giving answers and good communication skills.
If selected in this, get ready for HR interview on that day only.
For HR, just read some basic information about Cognizant in waiting time before HR.
What they see here is your Personality, Confidence and Communication Skills.
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