Software Developer 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 41 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 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Developer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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Not a good company. They scheduled my interview but was not taken. The company asked me to stay ready for an online interview and I use to sit in front of the laptop for hours. At last, they declared results and I was rejected.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant
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They took my interview for about 50 minutes. I was given some coding questions which I solved in python. There was one technical interview after the written round, and one HR interview. In tech interview, questions related to DBMS, OOPs and my projects were asked. I was also given some aptitude questions to solve in the interview. They also asked about knowledge of latest technologies and discussed about the Internet of things.