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Cognizant Senior Associate Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 13 Dec 2024

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

user image Ramalakshmi ravichandran

posted on 2 May 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Aws questions. Spark and Scala queationsm

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image anupama joshi

posted on 9 Feb 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difficulties faced in automation testing
  • Q2. Tell me about framework

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Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Tabrez Alam

posted on 15 Jun 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
Selected  Selected

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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2

Group Discussion Round

Two friend met and decided to go to a movie both of them disagree on what movie to watch and I am convincing to watch what I like.

3

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Simple one one round with the manager.
  • Q2. What activities would to like to add in a team of more than 50 people which brings a sense of accountability within the team.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please make sure you sit straight and answer questions to the point. The answers should be close ended and not open ended so that the interviewer does not get an opportunity to grill the candidate more on the answers given.

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image sandhya venkatesan

posted on 25 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. About Project experience
2

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. About personality

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 (2)

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Dec 2023

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Aptitude Test Round

You’re asked to tell about yourself

3

Case Study Round

You’re given a paragraph accordingly question were asked

4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Everything about yourself from education to all the work experience

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Medium level , need some aptitude knowledge

2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to medical billing

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Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Technial wuestions with medium to low difficulties

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Revise basics..
Be open with your thoughts

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Chenna SandRishi

posted on 11 Sep 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

5 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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2

Assignment Round

Learn core java basics

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Learn deep into all Java topics, spring boot and microservices
4

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. It’s managerial round so should focus on project and all
5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 May 2023

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself and work experience
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Work related process related questions
4

Coding Test Round

Salary discussion and offer letter perspective

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident on the process ur attending

Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Sql queries were asked
2

Coding Test Round

Sql,python were asked

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, Requirement Gathering and Knowledge Management.
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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Interview Process at Cognizant Senior Associate

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3 Interview rounds

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  • Technical Round 2
  • HR Round
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