Software Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Test Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Software Test Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cognizant (San Jose, CA)
Interview
Applied through a recruiting firm and received a call after 3 weeks. The technical interview was for 30 mins and technical questions that were relevant for the role were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- SQL query (Select and Update)
- Unix commands (copy, create file, list)
- How to connect to a database from putty
- describe the SDLC
- experience with testing Cron jobs
- describe the bug life cycle
- difference between sanity and regression testing
Three rounds of interview one is technical round... Second is technical manager round and third hr round interview mostly hr conducted one more screening round alps... They conducted interview without
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cognizant (Cochin)
Interview
2Rounds of interview process,first round was technical aroun 45 minutes and second round was HR round completed within 10 minutes .filledCDR2 form 1 month after hr round wait for the offer letter
Really easy and informal. Relaxed atmosphere, video session. The offer came really quickly. It wasn’t overly complicated with millions of technical tests like most interviews, so I appreciated that. They cared about the person more.