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. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Sep 2016
Interview
I was interviewed on-campus at engineering college in pune for Trainee role at Cognizant.
Interview Process
Test
Techncal interview
HR Interview
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are character constants in C++?
Write a program to add two strings without utilizing “+” operator ?
Define the terms OSI, TCP, and IP.
What are streams in C++? What are predefined streams in C++?
Give me a Query to find out the second largest compensation in an organization ?
Questions about C# and OOPS concepts
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