I interviewed at Cognizant (Lisbon, Lisbon District)
Interview
The initial interview is with the recruiter where they will give an overview of the company and the positions and ask about your career goals and salary expectations. They will also explain the selection process.
The second step is the technical assessment, which contains 8 advanced Excel questions and 2 SQL questions. You have 50 minutes to complete the test, which is pretty difficult.
The third interview is with the Team Leaders in the Operations team, one of whom will likely be your Team Leader on the job. This interview is all about your experience, behavioral questions and technical questions as well. It's a long interview that goes into all the details. They will make you go through the assessment you've completed in the previous step and explain your reasoning in answering the questions.
Finally, you will have an interview with HR where they will explain the final details related to salary, job conditions and offer.
I had two to three rounds of interviews during campus placements, including technical and HR interviews, which had to do with questions regarding my previous experiences and subjects I studied.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain your previous experience and what kind of work you did.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant in Mar 2026
Interview
This was for Insurance domain. 2 rounds of interviews were scheduled and both with senior management level employees. Only if you clear the first round then the second round is scheduled. I cleared the first, however didn’t get a call back after round 2.
Technical rounds with HR interview. It and valves job description related questions along with past experience. You will also face behavioral questions and potentially a case study to test problem-solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between SAP ECC and S/4HANA? (Expect to discuss the HANA in-memory database and the simplified data model).
Can you explain the RICEFW acronym? (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflows).
How do you handle a "Gap" found during Fit-Gap analysis?
What are the integration points between your primary module (e.g., MM) and secondary modules (e.g., FI/CO)