I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2009
Interview
First round of questions by recruiter who will always try to force you accept a lower level then you should be at. Questions are more the line of client management and PMP processes.
Resource management is good amount of work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you help an associate who is always late to office and never meets the deadlines. How will you protect your resources from Clients. How will you make sure offshore flaws are not visible to client?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Mumbai) in Sep 2008
Interview
Most of the times, it will ask questions on work experience and test for the suitable requirements. It will also verify the background check in your native country. It will also verify your previous employer about your work expereience.