I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant in Nov 2016
Interview
There were three rounds of telephonic interview to extend an offer. All the three telephonic calls were at random time on a scheduled day.
First interview: Included basic/intermediate technology questions. It lasted for about 20 minutes. This interview sounded like they're validating if the candidate is genuine.
Second interview: Interviewed more about current and previous work projects with extended questions on the technologies that I've worked on. Lasted for about 40 minutes
Third interview: This was the last interview which included interviewers from the client location and last about an hour.
After all the rounds of interview they've extended an offer after 1 1/2 month. Later they've postponed joining date by another 1 1/2 month saying due to client project was being delayed.
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Question 1
They've asked more about current and previous projects
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.