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 69.4% 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 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sep 2015
Interview
The selection process consists of 3 rounds,
1. Computer Adaptive test-
Easy-pesy, just basic testing of your Quans and Verbal skills.
2. Technical HR-
This one depends on your specialization, would rate this easy-mod for EC/Mech/Civil dept and Mod-Slightly Hard for CS/IT as you were expected to have known bit more than your counterparts.
3. HR-
Not many would face rejection in this round unless you're too cocky or lack proper communication skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Since I was from EC department, i was drilled with Computer Networks questions but those are just basics.
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