I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant in June 2010
Interview
Background check was made initially thru certificates and verbally from the candidate. If the eligibility criteria not matched they sent out the candidate immediately. Then employment form was given to fill up by the candidates, then they are called for panel discussion. Technical round was conducted face to face.
Then, if the candidate got selected, they are called up for HR discussion and then the formalities are carried out and the offer letter wil be rolled out to the candidate with the expected date of joining
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you prepare a cobol db2 program for reading a sequential file and uploading it into a database? give me the complete program flow along with the steps in executing the program.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in June 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.