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Updated 18 Feb 2025

Top Cognizant Senior Associate Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Application of Row_Number, Rank, and Dense Rank? Different stages of defects/Bugs? What are Schema objects? Different types of loads in ETL Testing? What is Junk Dimensio ...read more
  • Q2. 1. Different types of schemas 2. Different types of slowly changing dimensions with real time examples used in our previous projects 3. Layers of ETL Testing and question ...read more
  • Q3. How to solve the problem if your team mate is underperforming
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Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Bappaditya Guha

posted on 10 Feb 2025

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

I was interviewed in Aug 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you please tell us about yourself?
  • Q2. Can you describe some recent development work that you have completed?
  • Q3. What are the differences between DDP, DPP and process property?
  • Ans. 

    DDP, DPP, and process property are different concepts in the field of data analysis and management.

    • DDP stands for Data Distribution Protocol, which is used for distributing data across multiple nodes in a network.

    • DPP stands for Data Processing Pipeline, which is a series of data processing steps that are executed in a specific order.

    • Process property refers to the characteristics or attributes of a data processing opera...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What steps can you take to speed up execution through development changes?
  • Ans. 

    To speed up execution through development changes, steps can include optimizing code, automating processes, and improving communication.

    • Optimize code by identifying and removing bottlenecks

    • Automate repetitive tasks to reduce manual effort and human error

    • Improve communication between team members to ensure smooth collaboration and coordination

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your reasons for wanting to leave your current organization and join ours?
  • Ans. 

    Seeking new challenges, growth opportunities, and a better cultural fit.

    • Desire for new challenges and growth opportunities

    • Seeking a better cultural fit

    • Interested in the organization's values and mission

    • Looking for a more collaborative work environment

    • Wanting to expand skill set and knowledge

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are your preferences between financial compensation and job satisfaction?
  • Ans. 

    I value job satisfaction over financial compensation, as it leads to long-term fulfillment and motivation.

    • Job satisfaction is crucial for overall well-being and productivity

    • Financial compensation is important but not the sole factor for job satisfaction

    • Examples: opportunities for growth, work-life balance, positive work environment

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Where do you envision yourself in the next five years?
  • Ans. 

    In the next five years, I envision myself as a Senior Manager leading a team of high-performing individuals in a dynamic and innovative company.

    • Continuing to excel in my current role and taking on more responsibilities

    • Developing strong leadership skills through mentorship and training programs

    • Building a strong network within the industry to stay updated on trends and best practices

    • Working towards achieving professional...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident during the interview and maintain eye contact throughout. Always include in your CV only the points you have genuinely worked on, ensuring you are well-versed in them and can provide relevant examples. Explain your recent development work with confidence, detailing it in a manner that helps the interviewer easily grasp your technical knowledge, which will guide the subsequent questions toward your strengths.

Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Prakhar Jain

posted on 15 Jan 2025

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 sum problem and palindrome problem

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPS related conceptual questions
  • Q2. Microservices design related questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiations

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

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Since I'm from network security background,all questions were related to firewall like how NAT works, DDoS protection, Packet flow of firewall
  • Q2. Some scenario based questions like how would you manage the critical outage
  • Q3. Dynamic routing questions OSPF and EIGRP
  • Q4. Switching questions On STP and Vlan and inter vlan routing
  • Q5. SSLhandshakeand certificat

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be prepared what you've mentioned on your resume.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. What is Your Strength ?
  • Q3. Condition Based Questions 5 to 7
  • Q4. 3-4 Back ground related Application and Navigation based questions.
  • Q5. How you will rate yourself?
  • Q6. 2-3 Team work and team members response based questions.
  • Q7. Why you want to join this organisation?
  • Q8. Why are you leaving your organisation.?
Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Background related questions 4-5
  • Q2. Salary related questions
  • Q3. Location related

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well about Your technology and Strength.
Be confident
Be yourself
Try to pull interviewers attention towards you prepared well.
Most of the time interviewers never asked from his pocket, they grab the points from what you spoke.
Be to the point
(Little brief and little descriptives.)
If you are not so confident, try to be near about with your confidence.
Don't think him or try to make him/her fool.

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Senior Project Associate

 (20)

 Senior Process Associate

 (17)

 Senior Associate Operations

 (2)

 Senior Technical Associate

 (1)

 Senior Business Associate

 (1)

 Senior Associate Analyst

 (1)

 Associate/Senior Associate -(Technical)

 (14)

 Associate/Senior Associate -(Nontechnical)

 (2)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Typical studio implementation that you worked on?
  • Ans. 

    Implemented a studio project involving virtual reality technology for immersive training experiences.

    • Developed interactive VR simulations for training purposes

    • Integrated motion tracking technology for realistic user interactions

    • Collaborated with subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and effectiveness

    • Utilized Unity3D and Unreal Engine for development

    • Implemented user feedback mechanisms for continuous improvement

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. PICOF or PECI which is recommendable
  • Ans. 

    Both PICOF and PECI are recommendable depending on the specific context and requirements.

    • PICOF (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Follow-up) is commonly used in research to formulate clinical questions and design studies.

    • PECI (Population, Exposure, Comparison, Outcome) is another framework used in epidemiology and public health research.

    • Choose PICOF for clinical research questions and PECI for epidemiologi...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why are you looking for job change
  • Q2. What is the life cycle of an implementation project
  • Ans. 

    The life cycle of an implementation project involves planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.

    • Initiation: Define project scope, objectives, and stakeholders.

    • Planning: Develop project plan, schedule, and budget.

    • Execution: Implement project plan and deliverables.

    • Monitoring: Track progress, manage risks, and make adjustments as needed.

    • Closure: Finalize project deliverables, obtain client acceptance, and hand over proj...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in 3 years
  • Q2. Will you be able to work night shifts

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and calm

Skills evaluated in this interview

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly motivated and experienced professional with a strong background in project management and team leadership.

    • Over 8 years of experience in project management

    • Proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional teams

    • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

    • Proficient in budget management and resource allocation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain automation framework
  • Ans. 

    Automation framework is a set of guidelines, best practices, tools, and libraries used to automate testing of software applications.

    • Automation framework provides structure and guidelines for writing and executing automated tests.

    • It helps in organizing test scripts, managing test data, and generating test reports.

    • Examples of automation frameworks include Selenium, TestNG, and Robot Framework.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(9 Questions)

  • Q1. What are hooks ?
  • Ans. 

    Hooks are functions that allow developers to use state and other React features in functional components.

    • Hooks were introduced in React 16.8 to allow developers to use state and other React features in functional components.

    • Some commonly used hooks include useState, useEffect, useContext, and useReducer.

    • Hooks are used to manage component state, perform side effects, and access context in functional components.

    • Hooks are...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain Project Structure
  • Ans. 

    Project structure refers to the organization of tasks, resources, and timelines within a project.

    • Project structure outlines the hierarchy of tasks and subtasks within a project

    • It includes defining roles and responsibilities of team members

    • Project structure also involves setting timelines and milestones for completion

    • Examples of project structures include waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodologies

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain redux flow
  • Ans. 

    Redux flow is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps.

    • Actions are dispatched to the store

    • Reducers specify how the state changes in response to actions

    • Store holds the state of the application

    • Components subscribe to the store to get updates

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are promises and callback hell
  • Ans. 

    Promises and callback hell are concepts in asynchronous programming where nested callbacks can lead to unreadable and difficult to maintain code.

    • Promises are objects representing the eventual completion or failure of an asynchronous operation. They help in handling asynchronous operations in a more organized and readable way.

    • Callback hell refers to the situation where multiple nested callbacks are used to handle asynch...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Some scenario based questions as well
  • Q6. Find second largest element in an array
  • Ans. 

    Find the second largest element in an array of strings.

    • Convert the strings to integers for comparison.

    • Sort the array in descending order.

    • Return the second element in the sorted array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. [1001,1100,1011] --> remove zeros from array
  • Ans. 

    Remove zeros from array of strings

    • Iterate through the array and filter out any strings that contain '0'

    • Create a new array with the filtered strings

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. React testing library questions
  • Q9. How to override MUI classes
  • Ans. 

    Override MUI classes by using the makeStyles function provided by Material-UI

    • Create a custom styles object using makeStyles function

    • Override specific classes by targeting them in the styles object

    • Apply the custom styles to the component using the className prop

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java 8 stream api based question , find the duplicates characters in String
  • Q2. Microservices Design patterns

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - just do prepare the frequently asked interview questions and that's all.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell about what you have worked on recently
  • Ans. 

    I have recently worked on developing a new marketing campaign for a client in the technology industry.

    • Researched target audience demographics and preferences

    • Created engaging content for social media platforms

    • Analyzed campaign performance metrics to optimize strategies

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Technical questions from the recent projwct only
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary epectations
  • Ans. 

    I am looking for a competitive salary that reflects my experience and skills.

    • Research industry standards for Senior Associates in this region

    • Consider my years of experience and level of expertise

    • Negotiate based on the responsibilities and expectations of the role

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is your current ctc
  • Ans. 

    My current CTC is $80,000 per year.

    • My current CTC is $80,000 per year

    • I am currently earning $80,000 annually

    • My current salary is $80,000 per year

  • Answered by AI

Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image ponthota viswanath reddy

posted on 5 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic iOS interview questions.
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Advanced iOS interview questions, Design pattens.

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why would you like to join and general HR discussion.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Senior Associate interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant Senior 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 Project Planning, Project Management, SQL, Professional Services and Troubleshooting.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Senior Associate interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Senior Associate interview -

  1. Application of Row_Number, Rank, and Dense Rank? Different stages of defects/Bu...read more
  2. 1. Different types of schemas 2. Different types of slowly changing dimensions...read more
  3. How to solve the problem if your team mate is underperform...read more
How long is the Cognizant Senior Associate interview process?

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

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Cognizant Senior Associate Interview Process

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5 Interview rounds

  • Technical Round - 1
  • Technical Round - 2
  • HR Round - 1
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