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Updated 27 Sep 2023

Cognizant Team Leader (Technical) Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Durgapur and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiable

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your resume well

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions asked related to Graphql, Nodejs and Typescript
  • Q2. Typescript basic to advance topics
  • Q3. Microservices in apollo federation
  • Ans. 

    Apollo Federation is a way to compose multiple GraphQL services into a single schema

    • Microservices in Apollo Federation allow for independent development and deployment of services

    • Each microservice can have its own data source and business logic

    • Apollo Federation provides a gateway that routes requests to the appropriate microservice

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic .net questions
  • Q2. All basic only, you can clear it

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Salary will not be changed, appraisal will be start after 2 years. Software for Laptop usage will be tracked for hours and logged
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I was interviewed in Apr 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Fundamentals of apache spark and kafka
  • Ans. 

    Apache Spark is a fast and general-purpose cluster computing system. Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform.

    • Apache Spark is used for big data processing and analytics, providing in-memory computing capabilities.

    • Apache Kafka is used for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

    • Apache Spark can be integrated with Apache Kafka for real-time data processing.

    • Both Apache Spark and Apache Kafka a...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Fundamentals of data formats used in spark
  • Ans. 

    Data formats used in Spark include JSON, Parquet, Avro, and ORC.

    • JSON: Lightweight data interchange format

    • Parquet: Columnar storage format optimized for query performance

    • Avro: Compact, fast, and efficient binary format

    • ORC: Optimized Row Columnar format for large-scale data processing

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference between Intercompany and intracompany?
  • Ans. 

    Intercompany refers to transactions between two or more companies within the same group, while intracompany refers to transactions within the same company.

    • Intercompany transactions involve entities that are part of the same corporate group.

    • Intracompany transactions occur within a single company.

    • Intercompany transactions are typically eliminated during consolidation to avoid double counting.

    • Intracompany transactions are...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus the interview and prepare yourself and go for the interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Code test- Find within an array of numbers a pair of numbers which equals a passed target number
  • Ans. 

    Code test to find a pair of numbers in an array that equals a target number.

    • Loop through the array and check if the difference between the target and current number exists in the array.

    • Use a hash table to store the numbers and their indices for faster lookup.

    • Sort the array and use two pointers to find the pair.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Streams Api and lambda expressions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Psychometric test using images and puzzles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy to crack. Just check the basics on the new Java 8 features in detail.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Dont Join this company its messed up
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Dont join this company

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Dont join this company its all messed up

I was interviewed before May 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Asked about bpo
  • Q2. Where do you see yourself after 10 years

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Firstly after arriving they took a test on general knowledge having 10 questions given 10 minutes of time
Duration: 10 minutes
Total Questions: 10

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Shortly after test, gd began with 10 participants
Duration: 10 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I got shortlisted in GD therefore after 30 minutes, last round started and had a HR interview, they only asked 2 questions

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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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Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Have confidence. Don't try to interrupt. Be clear and precise. Disagree in a polite way. Even if you don't know anything about the topic listen to what others speak and try gather points from it. You have to involve and make your voice get noticed. Silence won't work in GD.

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

So, aptitude test depends on the organisation's criteria. Think in a broad way and answer. Nothing is new is the key to score in aptitude test.

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you think you should be selected? Never lie. This is the place where most of us get caught. First understand your job Nature. Then you will automatically get answer for this question. Don't be one side...
  • Q2. What will be your contribution? Think on what objectives you can work even more broadly. This will help you to stand out.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech Team Leader (Technical) interview:
  • Communication Skills
  • Body language
  • Critical thinking
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First of all don't worry
Be relax , be calm.
Yes you will definitely get a job.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. General salesforce questions for Salesforce team lead position
  • Q2. Apex related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NA

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How many rounds are there in Cognizant Team Leader (Technical) interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, Technical and HR.

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