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 online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Nov 2013
Interview
They don't bother about the technology. If you have good communication Skills and If you are confident about what you are talking , that is enough. In the preliminary interview they will just try to evaluate your understanding Skills and presentation Skills . They don't bother whether you know technologies like java,c,.net,etc.. Since they will train you the technology they want. Training is good in CTS.
Basic things that you need to keep in mind-
1. Should have good understanding of the project you did in you academy
2. Good communication Skills
3. Good Presentation Skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell about your academy project
2. Tell about yourself
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