I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in May 2009
Interview
Recruited from Campus. Initial shortlist based on profiles submitted on their portal. Followed by 2 rounds of interviews. First round was with a senior management person. Questions to test knowledge of the industry, career goals and reason for applying. Followed by a HR interview to discuss location options, long term career goal, pay expectations.
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Question 1
Provided me a scenario of setting up a new office in Eastern European country. Was specifically asked to detail out the process I would follow to set this office up.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)
Interview
Position was based out of India.
Process: Initial screening by HR coordinator followed by two interview with hiring managers. In my case all processes happened telephonic. Most of the questions were about past experience.
Duration: Overall screening and interviews were wrapped up within 3-4 weeks. The joining date was negotiated. But overall 3 months from screening to joining lead time.
Salary: Salary offered was competitive and no negotiations were done.