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Cognizant Solution Architect Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 23 Mar 2023

Cognizant Solution Architect Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical interview questions about CRM and Microsoft solutions
  • Q2. General questions about Dynamics, PowerApps etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 2 rounds of phone interviews asking technical questions about CRM products

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

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. IOT to SFDC Integration. How would you build reusable components. Sharing model.
  • Q2. REST and SOAP integration. Ensure successful delivery of messages to third party system and stamp the result back in SFDC.
  • Ans. 

    To integrate REST and SOAP for message delivery and result stamping in SFDC.

    • Use SOAP for outbound message delivery to third party system.

    • Use REST for inbound message delivery to SFDC.

    • Implement error handling and retry mechanisms.

    • Ensure data security and privacy.

    • Test thoroughly before deployment.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - focus on the fundamentals. Think through the governor limits before answering.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Hr

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should be true to what you are putting before the interviewer . Try to put your ideas Add something you did well in your career like in projects /research which you know very well and versed in concepts about it for open interview so that interviewer can get bandwidth where he can ask questions from. This is simply a key .

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How do you get the second to last element from a SQL table?
  • Ans. 

    To get the second to last element from a SQL table, use the OFFSET-FETCH clause.

    • Use the ORDER BY clause to sort the table in descending order.

    • Use the OFFSET-FETCH clause to skip the last row and fetch the second to last row.

    • Example: SELECT column_name FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name DESC OFFSET 1 ROWS FETCH NEXT 1 ROWS ONLY;

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice by building a simple full stack web application.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic coding questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident , easy to crack

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Mostly related to the technology I applied for. Some coding related questions. Questions related to our expertise to test us.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very crisp and to the point in the interview. There is no point beating round the bush

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basics about .Net and SQl server
  • Q2. What are triggers
  • Ans. 

    Triggers are database objects that automatically execute in response to certain events or changes in data.

    • Triggers are used to enforce business rules or data integrity.

    • They can be used to audit changes to data.

    • Triggers can be set to execute before or after an event, such as an insert, update, or delete operation.

    • They can be defined on tables, views, or schemas.

    • Examples of triggers include sending an email notification ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be honest. They prefer learnability over current knowledge

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General Aptitude

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java related questions
  • Q2. Senarios related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident and face the interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me about Yourself?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Before going to the interview the most important things to be done which works like miracles..
1. Sit in the meditative state for 2-5 mins just before the interview.
2.Think about all the blessings and all that you have and thank for having that.
3. Go with the mind set of being ethical and say to yourself that you are going to crack this interview no matter what (Easy,Medium or difficult)

Thank you
I would be happy if many people can take advantage of these advices.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Solution Architect interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant Solution Architect 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 Java, Presales, AWS, Microservices and RFP.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Solution Architect interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Solution Architect interview -

  1. REST and SOAP integration. Ensure successful delivery of messages to third part...read more
  2. IOT to SFDC Integration. How would you build reusable components. Sharing model...read more
  3. Technical interview questions about CRM and Microsoft soluti...read more

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