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 a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Apr 2016
Interview
I was shortlisted through AMCAT and after that there were 2 interview rounds
1. Techincal
2. Hr
Those who would clear the technical round were selected for hr round . both the rounds were managable and basic questions were asked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical interview
1. As i was from ece background i was asked basics of cpp and a factorial program, some puzzles and some basic questions related to ece background .
Hr interview
1. Being from ece y do u want to join it firm?
2. About myself
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