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Cognizant Senior Analyst Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 19 Mar 2025

Cognizant Senior Analyst Interview Experiences for Experienced

6 interviews found

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

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. How your education align with our role
  • Q2. Why you want to join our company
  • Ans. 

    I admire your company's commitment to innovation and excellence, and I believe my skills align perfectly with your goals.

    • Your company's reputation for cutting-edge technology aligns with my passion for data analytics.

    • I am impressed by your commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

    • The opportunity to work with a talented team and contribute to impactful projects excites me.

    • I appreciate...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Quick over of myself
  • Q2. Detail describe about Appraisal documents

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stay confident and give bold answers to the interviewer even if it is a wrong answer also be bold..

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to skill
  • Q2. As per Mentioned skill
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. As per skill Mentioned
  • Q2. As per Mentioned skill
Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. About joining and pack
  • Q2. Joining date and salary discussion
  • Q3. Related joning date and salary

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Nice place for wherous opportunities.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Why we hire you?
  • Q2. I believe in hardwork, I can achieve my given target within specific time.
  • Q3. What is your weakness?
  • Q4. I think I am very foody.
  • Q5. What is your strength?
  • Q6. Hardworking,positive thinking.

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Azure data factory technical questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - to be good in pyspark, sql, ADF, Databricks.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. We have other candidates that are ready to join at a lower salary than your expected salary, so why should we hire you ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just express the value you can add to the company

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Normal Accounts related question like describe Depreciation, ammortization, and what do you mean by Reporting (RTR Activity).
  • Q2. Some interviewer may ask what do you mean by EBITDA as in my case be prepared for this type of bouncers as well .
  • Q3. Then they will ask you your previous work related question. In my case they ask if there is GL to SL mismatch what will you do to solve it.
  • Q4. Then why do we do depreciation of companies what is the need for it
  • Ans. 

    Depreciation is necessary to allocate the cost of an asset over its useful life.

    • Depreciation helps in matching the cost of an asset with the revenue it generates.

    • It allows for the recognition of the wear and tear, obsolescence, and loss of value of assets over time.

    • Depreciation expense reduces taxable income, resulting in tax savings for companies.

    • It helps in determining the true profitability and financial position of...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Always be confident remember it's not that the interviewer knows everything but be convincing don't say blah blah if you don't know anything .
Read the basics and if you are experienced be sure to explain every detail of how you used to do work.
Best of luck.

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About pointers and their types

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy one so we can take with only basic knowledge

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. What is multithreading? ( I used it in my project )
  • Ans. 

    Multithreading is the ability of a CPU to execute multiple threads concurrently, improving performance and responsiveness.

    • Multithreading allows for parallel execution of tasks, utilizing multiple CPU cores.

    • It enables concurrent processing, where multiple threads can execute simultaneously.

    • Thread synchronization mechanisms like locks and semaphores are used to prevent data inconsistencies.

    • Multithreading can be used to i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How is socket programming different from other programmings?( Again a question from my project)
  • Q3. Difference between constructors and destructors.
  • Ans. 

    Constructors are used to initialize objects while destructors are used to destroy objects.

    • Constructors are called when an object is created while destructors are called when an object is destroyed.

    • Constructors have the same name as the class while destructors have the same name as the class preceded by a tilde (~).

    • Constructors can be overloaded while destructors cannot be overloaded.

    • Constructors do not have a return ty...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Oops basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My technical interview round lasted for just 20 minutes. It's becomes easier to crack if you actually have knowledge about things you have put on your resume. My advice to prepare for the interview is to open your resume and start making flowchart of what questions can go next once you introduce yourself. In the introduction, include your strong areas so that the interview revolves around that. I used this approach in my first interview and it went really well. I got real good reviews from the interviewer. Lastly, stay confident in explaining and Good Luck.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

They give some MCQ question from c#, .net,SQL, angular. Fizz Buzz type coding.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic oops concepts, splitter, 3 highest salary in SQL, procedure and functions difference. Basic questions of c#.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview is not hard. They ask about your project and your role.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Senior Analyst interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, HR and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant Senior Analyst 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 Data Management, Professional Services, Project Management, Strategy and Business Services.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Senior Analyst interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Senior Analyst interview for experienced candidates -

  1. All basic questions on SQL and python more of a screening ro...read more
  2. in depth knowledge on SQL and python was tested with practical examp...read more
  3. I believe in hardwork, I can achieve my given target within specific ti...read more
How long is the Cognizant Senior Analyst interview process?

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

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Cognizant Senior Analyst Interview Process for Experienced

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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr
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