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Cognizant Project Manager Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 21 Mar 2025

Cognizant Project Manager Interview Experiences for Experienced

17 interviews found

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Past experience
  • Q2. Financial operations questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Never trust colleagues and management
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. PM Processes and management frameworks
  • Q2. PMO processes and Risk assessments
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Clary on stakeholder mgmt

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Q5. How to manage teams and assign task
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Microservice Architecture - How it works

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How collection framework works
  • Ans. 

    The collection framework in Java provides a set of classes and interfaces to store and manipulate groups of objects.

    • It includes interfaces like List, Set, and Map, along with their respective implementations like ArrayList, HashSet, and HashMap.

    • Collections can store objects of any type, including primitive types.

    • Collections provide methods for adding, removing, and accessing elements in a structured way.

    • Collections als...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion about role and responsibilities

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 (1)

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 (3)

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 (2)

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 (21)

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 (2)

 Project Manager IT Infrastructure

 (2)

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 (2)

 Senior Manager Project Management

 (1)

Project Manager Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sachin Srivastava

posted on 15 Jun 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics about how to manage project with tight deadlines

Project Manager Interview Questions & Answers

user image Suryaji Shinde

posted on 2 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops,solid,azure,webapi

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Case Study 

Supply chain management process and deep dive in logistics and Procurement flow

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion about processes related to Manufacturing industries
  • Q2. Team leadership qualities and management strategies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for the topics which is mentioned in CV.
Be clear with the process orientation topics.
Say No if you do not know anything specific.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Management level
  • Q2. People management and project management
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Personal information

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on EDA and machine learning concepts
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain CNN Architecture
  • Ans. 

    CNN is a deep learning architecture used for image and video recognition.

    • CNN stands for Convolutional Neural Network

    • It uses convolutional layers to extract features from images

    • Pooling layers are used to reduce the size of the feature maps

    • Fully connected layers are used for classification

    • Examples of CNNs include VGG, ResNet, and Inception

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the reason to join Cognizant

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Communication skills with strong domain specific knowledge are must.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basis questions related to your technical exp
Round 3 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q3. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q4. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep calm and give perfect answers don't answers like yes I can do or I will do if you know say yes else go for next question

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Project Manager interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are One-on-one Round, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant Project Manager interview for experienced candidates?
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 Project Management, Project Planning, Program Management, Project Delivery and RFP.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Project Manager interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Project Manager interview for experienced candidates -

  1. Explain CNN Architect...read more
  2. How would you prioritize multiple projects at the same ti...read more
  3. Basics about how to manage project with tight deadli...read more
How long is the Cognizant Project Manager interview process?

The duration of Cognizant Project Manager interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Cognizant Project Manager Interview Process for Experienced

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