Associate Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Engineer roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Associate Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cognizant in Sep 2013
Interview
My interview lasted for 15 min or so. As it was campus a campus recruitment process there was only one person in the panel. The first question which was fired upon me was universal one - 'Tell me about yourself?'. I backfired this with full zeal and enthusiasm. Though some of my peers were asked about C programming in detail, I was asked about basics of it. One puzzle and one quantitative aptitude. At last, I was asked to ask any questions in my mind and I did. The person which was sitting there was so nice and told me each and everything in detail about the question I asked.
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Other Associate Engineer Interview Reviews for Cognizant
The assessment test being conducted on personal device was a bad idea. Despite ensuring compatibility of the device, it lagged due to network issues and the secure browser they use for remote assessment logged me out more than once. That significantly reduced the time I got to solve the questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta)
Interview
Cognizant’s interview process involves an online assessment, technical interview, and HR round. Candidates are evaluated on programming basics, communication skills, project understanding, and adaptability. Technical questions may include OOPs, DBMS, and basic coding. HR questions assess personality, teamwork, and relocation flexibility. Non-CS students can succeed by showing a strong willingness to learn and clear understanding of their academic projects. Confidence, clarity, and honesty are key to cracking the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you choose job over higher studies ?
Do you not want to learn more ?
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Siruseri) in Oct 2024
Interview
I attended campus interview , Starting round was online aptitude followed by communication and coding assessment , the there was a Technical HR interview conducted at our campus. It was overall a average experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As I am a ECE student , I was mostly asked my core question . There were some general questions on Transistors , Diodes , Stepup and Stepdown Transformer etc, then i was asked some Coding questions.