I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant in Aug 2021
Interview
cognizant offered three categories to apply in 2021.
1.Genc Next
2.Genc elevate
3.Genc
For Genc Next you have to choose a role, so the following rounds will be related to the role you choose.
I chose Full-stack developer.
First round-30 mcqs and 6 coding questions (it had 2 sql queries)
second round-Technical interview + HR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.was asked to write sql query given a scenario. (I used inner join.)
2.About all types of joins in sql.
3.java coding question - To count vowels given a string.
4.was asked to code exception handling in java.
5.Given a code snippet was asked to explain the code and what will be the output. It was related to polymorphism (method overloading and over riding).
6.what is static variable and static methods?
7.what is final variable? define an example final variable in the code editor.
8.what is lambda expression?
9.what is difference between java 8 and java 13?
10.list some new features of java8.
11.what is the use of finally block? code one example
12.list some aggregate functions in sql
13.write a query to find second highest salary from the employee table.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant in Dec 2021
Interview
Good with interview process . Smooth onboarding happened . Good company to work with. Loved the leave policy and vacation plans. Can call the HR or poc at any time if we have any queries
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basics of informatica power center and sql. Unix basics
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant in Sep 2021
Interview
Very professional. The interviewer was helpful and made conversation easy. He Asked very basic questions from Java, dbms, and aptitude. Aptitude question was a bit lengthy and tricky but he helped to solve.