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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2013 – Reviewed Mar 1, 2013

Interview Details – Just had a first round phone interview with Cognizant. The interview was very informal which was very nice. The recruiter mostly talked about the position and company. He did not ask any behavioral questions, he just wanted to know what role I was interested in. Have second round at the end of the month, more technical and behavioral questions are expected.

Interview Question – Did not even ask any behavioral questions.   Answer Question

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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chennai (India) Jul 2009 – Reviewed Mar 12, 2013

Interview Details – Hired as a college graduate

Interview Question – Sorting and searching algorithms   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – College graduate so not much negotiation

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No Offer – Interviewed in Bangalore (India) Jan 2013 – Reviewed Feb 21, 2013

Interview Details – Worst Hiring process I have ever seen particularly [ISIS section of Bangalore]
They just announce walk-ins to advertise / create hype.

I know many people who have been told that their technical interview is cleared.
HR will let us fill Application form and after that they will inform that we will get a call for HR round.
Thats the end, nobody calls for next process.No reply for your mails from HR.
This happened twice to me and to some of my friends.

Interview Question – Nothing much difficult atleast for me   View Answer

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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chennai (India) Dec 2010 – Reviewed Oct 26, 2012

Interview Details – Got a call from a consultancy & went for interview. Completed all the rounds of interview & got selected on the same day.

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Chennai (India) Dec 2011 – Reviewed Oct 24, 2012

Interview Details – The aptitude round was pretty easy with only basic Math. The final HR round was straight forward. The interviewer asked questions mainly from the resume.
Initially I was asked to give a brief introduction about myself. Then I was asked to explain my final year project and then talk about my strengths and weaknesses and Time management.

Interview Question – How do you define victory?   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – I left to USA to pursue Master's degree in electrical engineering

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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Accepted Offer – Reviewed Aug 13, 2012

Interview Details – starts with telephonic discussion then second round of telephonic discussion with technical panel then have to go for one round of personal discussion based on the output Human resource interview will be done.

Interview Question – who asked you to choose our company and why?   Answer Question

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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

No Offer – Interviewed in Hyderābād (India) Feb 2009 – Reviewed Jun 14, 2012

Interview Details – Telephonic - Technical - Technical manager - HR

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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2011 – Reviewed Jun 14, 2011

Interview Details – Group of three interviews. One telling us about the company, another that evaluated workplace situations, and the last that was technical. The technical interviewer was harsh and rushing like he did not even want anyone to get the job. It was really nerve wracking and made me not even want to work there if those are the people I needed to deal with.

Interview Question – If I was a small flower business which service of Internet should I consider getting?   Answer Question

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Systems Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Dec 2010 – Reviewed May 14, 2011

Interview Details – First they have given a written test and then they called selected candidates to the personal interview next day.
Next day it was either technical round or hr round. I have gone through technical round. It is very easy all questions are very basic ones from c, c++, sql, Java, and some questions on networking.

Interview Question – A question on networking concepts like urls.   Answer Question

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2010 – Reviewed Jan 30, 2011

Interview Details – Very laid back and made me feel welcomed to potentially be apart of the company. 3 1:1 interviews between 30 min. - 1 hour each. Technical interview, teamwork/social interview, and personality interview. Aced them all and have a very nice time throughout the whole day.

Interview Question – To list all of the technical skills and be VERY specific. Being able to actually give definition of certain terms.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Not really any negotiation because of being an entry level job. $55K a year, $5000 signing bonus, $5000 retention bonus after first year and $5000 retention bonus after second year. Performance bonus each year. Full benefits with discounted stock options.

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