I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Jun 2008
Interview
The interview was a good one. It touched all the required parts which would have been required for their opening. The interview was quite tough as a fresher. and the aptitude test was also a good one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you would fit into our organization and what makes you feel you are the best choice for this position?
Very easy fireside chat. No technical interview. For clients mostly simple coding: reverse a string, anagram, impl linked list, basic sql query etc for associates. For sr and manager it may be more advanced.
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.
3 rounds of interviews with a technical interview. The technical interview involved questions on Java and sql. They were mildly difficult. The first 2 rounds were not so difficult, lots of situational judgement questions