I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Oakland, CA) in May 2012
Interview
Steps:
1. There will be a preliminary phone screen with HR - expected compensation, benefits, location, etc.
2. Then there will be a technical interview (either by phone or in-person).
3. Then there will be a client interview (either by phone or in-person).
4. If the above steps go well, the HR will talk about next steps such as finalizing compensation, notice period, relocation (if needed), visa transfer (if needed), etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the design patterns you have used in your previous projects?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Madras)
Interview
the interview process took too much time to confirm anything. it would be better if it can be kept short. interview is completely based on the relevance of the job
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Haiderabad) in Dec 2013
Interview
there were two interviews in my college placements
1.Technical Interview and 2.HR interview
Technical interview :
there were two rounds with 2 different interviewers who asked regarding the college projects and few skill based, problem solving questions
HR interview:
This was kind of background check round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
there were questions related to the projects mentioned in the cv and apart from that few problem solving questions