I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Thiruvananthapuram) in Aug 2023
Interview
My resume got shortlisted and I have attended the first round of interview. The interviewer joined 10mins late. He explained about the job. He then asked I was okay to work from office, okay to work late hours and also okay to work on weekends, to which I said yes.
After that I was asked to introduce myself. The interviewer was having some network issues and I had to repeat my answers and as a result the 30min scheduled for the interview was done. He then asked gave me a scenario to explain and before I could answer, he dropped off again. I waited again for around 10mins and finally left the call as he didn't join.
Later I was informed that I was not selected which I already knew as I was not asked much questions either. This was my worst interview experience so far as I feel rejected without even given a proper chance.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta)
Interview
I applied online through LinkedIn and got selected for 1st tech round confirmation came via email, but did not qualify it to continue the next round.
The technical round was actually not that difficult but still I won't say it was easy in any way. Most things were basics to filter out lowballs, and then the a little advance topics were asked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL: Given a ER Diagram, asked to get 3 highest earning zones, who are not main branch
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cognizant (Tempe, AZ) in May 2026
Interview
Never got to the interview. They rescheduled 5+ times/were no shows at every interview I attended and claimed it was technical issues. This was all for some program where they train you to be a data engineer but it seems like they couldn't figure out an interview
it wasn't too difficult; there were about 3 rounds. There was an online assessment which included a multiple choice for technical and recorded video prompts for behavioral. Then there was an HR screening call and then technical interview with someone live.