Programmer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programmer Analyst roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Programmer Analyst according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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Selection process consists of two rounds, as below:
Round 1: Written test (General Aptitude and computer Programming questions)
Round 2: Shortlisted candidates from written test appear for technical and hr level interviews. Interview usually takes about half an hour to one hour, depending up on the situations an requirement. Not difficult to crack for good candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Apart from technical questions, a business case study was given. It was related to strategic and analytic decision.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Coimbatore) in Dec 2012
Interview
Campus hiring included a written test that had aptitude test covering quantitative and verbal reasoning. They were all multiple choice questions. After this, based on a cutoff, candidates moved to Group discussion round where people were asked to talk independently on a simple common topic. Then the interview took place which is divided into multiple panels.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing like that. Common questions regarding computers were asked as i am from mechanical stream.Communication skills were tested .Presence of mind is must.