Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Developer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
1. Written test - aptitude and basic of c programming
2. Technical interview - basis of computer science and area of Interest.
3. HR Interview - About the package and location.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About my area of interest and basic computer science questions and programs.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant in May 2019
Interview
Technical round
Interview
In Techinal online test
First round consists of aptitude and c programming concepts and programs
And shortlisted are able to attend the interview in the preferred location nearby
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sep 2019
Interview
They asked questions related to data structures and algorithms such as a linked list and the types of linked lists and performance difference between the linked list and array.
A little bit of DBMS like joins and MySQL queries which involves joining of two tables, aggregate functions like sum, avg.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a Linked list and types of a linked list? Difference between array and linked list?