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Updated 29 Nov 2024

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28 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2023. 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.
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mainly salary and bonus discussion
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to agile program management
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Interview questions on Springboot and Java8
  • Q2. Microservices design pattern
  • Ans. 

    Microservices design pattern is an architectural style that structures an application as a collection of loosely coupled services.

    • Microservices break down a large application into smaller, independent services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently.

    • Each service is responsible for a specific task or function, and communicates with other services through APIs.

    • Microservices promote flexibility, scalabil...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Company value and Salary negotiations.

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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.
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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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Personal information

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Project Trainee

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 (3)

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 (2)

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 (20)

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 (2)

 Project Manager IT Infrastructure

 (2)

 Project Manager Scrum Master

 (2)

 Senior Manager Project Management

 (1)

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

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jul 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reason for change and what is expected
Round 3 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What we can expect from you
  • Q2. What is recent project
  • Q3. What was your major accomplishments
  • Q4. What was your challenges

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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 Resume 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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Speak about yourself and then some project management technical questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Project Manager interview:
  • Project Management
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Speak freely and truly about your achievements. Don't jump into company changes. First highlights about your skillset and achievements and then talk about experience

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Work breakdown structure Schedule management Resource loading

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For PMP certified, very easy to enter and answer questions as well.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Regarding what was done in the previous projects
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why should you join us?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare well on your previous projects and be ready with details on how you could fit in the job
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Cognizant Interview FAQs

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

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

  1. How would you prioritize multiple projects at the same ti...read more
  2. Explain CNN Architect...read more
  3. Microservices design patt...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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