I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in May 2021
Interview
Application was immediately followed by a technical interview. The technical interview was *awkward*. First I was asked to have my camera on, without reciprocation from the interviewer, then I was asked to produce ID. All very suspicious. I insisted on the interviewer showing their face (as a female, I feel this is important!) and I only agreed to show my ID if I could cover up certain parts. This was allowed and we proceded.
The first section was basically a round of trivia, there were a list of questions that were asked and each of my answers were recorded by the interviewer typing them out (very tedious). The second section was a coding section, I was asked to create a specific React component, but was given no IDE or set-up to do so (no codePen, no HackerRank, nothing...) I ended up opening a VS code and coding from there. I was then asked to "run" my code, which is impossible without setting up a full React app. The interviewer had no idea what was going on or no real directions. After a few awkward pauses, I offered to open up an existing project and produce and render the component there.
To wrap up, I was given the opportunity to ask questions, but the answers were either "I don't know" or "yes, it's great"
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
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.