I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Jersey City, NJ) in Nov 2021
Interview
A Word of Caution for Cognizant Candidates: The "Talent Partner" that I worked with in the interview process was very deceptive. Following 2 interviews with senior leadership, I received an offer, which I verbally accepted. Time past and there was barely any communication from this "talent partner". Come to find out, Cognizant blamed their client for not materializing the role - i.e. if Cognizant doesn't win business they, as an organization, will drop recruits at the drop of a hat and do not hesitate to hide behind & blame their clients for it.
That is no way to run a business or treat recruits. A word of caution for those considering Cognizant as a potential employer - they did this to me, they could easily do this to you.
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%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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