Programmer Analyst Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 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 70.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programmer Analyst Trainee roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Programmer Analyst Trainee according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
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I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Jalandhar, Punjab) in Jan 2014
Interview
Interview involves two stages - technical round followed by HR round.
Technical interview is detailed interview in which you will most likely be asked about projects you have worked on and the technologies used related to that project. You will also be asked some questioned on data structures and may also be told to write some logic (second largest number, reversing a string etc). Confidence is the key- be confident even though you posses little knowledge in any topic during interview and prefer not to fake in any interview, just be yourself- tell it on mouth if you know the answer - its ok.
In Hr round you will be asked about your weakness and strengths and be ready to justify what you stand for. You will be asked about your hobbies (most of the things asked will be from your resume). be fearless in HR round and give it from the heart. All the best!
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What project you worked on in your final year in Graduation
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