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Cognizant Customer Support Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 11 Jun 2024

Cognizant Customer Support Associate Interview Experiences

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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Which colour do you like and why?
  • Q2. Why did you left previous job?

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I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. My self , Previous work knowledge, Salary expectations.
  • Q2. Why you left last organisation?
  • Q3. What is your salary expectations ?
  • Q4. Where do you live at ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident no matter if your grammar is not perfect while communicating. Just be normal.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Introduction
  • Q2. Qualification, basic questions about customer service, empathy apology,how to handle angry customer..thats it

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be fluent in English and Hindi ..
Give some good and creative answers that's all..😊.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. No question asked
  • Q2. They call and said we will give 10k only

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - In pandamic i gave my interview so this would be reason that they didnt ask much question
Because of lockdown

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How do you handle an angry customer on call?
  • Ans. 

    I remain calm, listen actively, empathize, apologize, offer solutions, and follow up.

    • Remain calm and professional throughout the call.

    • Listen actively to the customer's concerns and let them vent.

    • Empathize with the customer and acknowledge their frustration.

    • Apologize for the inconvenience caused and take responsibility.

    • Offer solutions to resolve the issue and ask for their input.

    • Follow up with the customer to ensure the...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Being patient and listening to customers first is the key to handle an angry customer on call.

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic questions on testing.
  • Q2. Write sample code on some basic queries supplied during interview.
  • Ans. 

    Sample code for basic queries

    • Use SELECT statement to retrieve data from a table

    • Use WHERE clause to filter data based on conditions

    • Use ORDER BY clause to sort data in ascending or descending order

    • Use GROUP BY clause to group data based on a column

    • Use JOIN clause to combine data from multiple tables

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please have some knowledge on selenium testibg.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduction confirmation about the interview schedule.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Go through your resume
  • Q2. Testing core knowledge on applied domine.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About the salary negotiation.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be prepared on basis information Domin on which role you are applied.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is the difference between System drive and Boot drive
  • Ans. 

    System drive and Boot drive are different in terms of their functionality and purpose.

    • System drive contains the operating system files and other system-related files.

    • Boot drive is the drive from which the computer boots up.

    • System drive can be different from the Boot drive.

    • For example, in a dual-boot system, each operating system may have its own system and boot drives.

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  • Q2. Azure does It support AD LDAP?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, Azure supports AD LDAP.

    • Azure Active Directory Domain Services provides LDAP support

    • Allows applications to authenticate and authorize users

    • Can be used to manage on-premises AD from Azure

    • Supports LDAPS (LDAP over SSL/TLS) for secure communication

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  • Q3. Azure does not support LDAP in MS Azure.The workaround is to setup Azure AD Domain services.Setup Security groups in Indentity and Accounts Management , then configure to LDAP connect.
  • Ans. 

    Azure does not support LDAP. Workaround is to setup Azure AD Domain services and configure LDAP connect.

    • Azure AD Domain services can be used as a workaround for LDAP.

    • Security groups can be set up in Identity and Accounts Management.

    • LDAP connect can be configured after setting up Azure AD Domain services.

    • Azure AD Domain services provides managed domain services such as domain join, group policy, LDAP, and Kerberos/NTLM ...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn Azure MS Azure as a cloud solution to anwer the above.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. There were four interview rounds and one test like versant English test

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1.  About previous experience, why did I leave the job.
  • Q2. The exact reasons I have provided along with the experience.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Understand their question, do not give excuss answers which may prolong in other questions.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Customer Support Associate interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant Customer Support Associate interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Client Satisfaction, Customer Handling, Customer Management, Customer Relationship and customer support.

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