Systems Analyst 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 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Analyst roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Systems Analyst according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru)
Interview
Unscheduled telephonic interview. Technical interview went for about 1 hour with a panel of three. Unscheduled second round of technical interview. Although it is scheduled, they called up 1 hour before and gave a notice of 10 mins before calling again. Panel of five. A very deep technical interview done directly by the technical team and the managers. HR not involved in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Intro, difficult issue faced, would you extend the shift if required etc..
nice but must be prepared , ur resume , and core domain technologies questions can be expected , basic HR questions such as flexibility of work hours , place of work
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru)
Interview
Interview process was good but the interviewer was bit strict
The interview process involves application screening, initial HR round, technical or skill-based assessments, panel interviews, behavioral questions, case studies, and final discussions, followed by feedback, selection, and offer negotiation.
it was smooth and I have received an offer letter within 3 days. Even the onboarding process was quite smooth as everything has to be uploaded in one cognizant portal.