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. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Thanjāvūr) in Sep 2019
Interview
Interview consists of 3 rounds, 1 round-being a online MCQ type exam where they test your aptitude and basic input and output problems.
Those who have cleared the round 1 , will then be called for interview, which further consists of 2 rounds, first is the technical interview , where they test basic coding questions and basic knowledge of branch from which you are coming from(eg- if you are a electrical engineer you will be asked about basic of electrical).
Finally who clear round 2 (i.e) technical interview will be allowed for attending HR interview where they ask you about preference of work place , why cognizant etc..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a simple code to demonstrate your knowledge in c++.
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