I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hamburg) in Sept 2017
Interview
1. The HR agent introduces the candidate by sending his/her CV to the employer. 2. The employer conducts a phone interview suppose to take 1 hour. 3. If successful, the candidate is invited to the regional HQ in Germany where he/she will be tested for an entire day. 4. Final meeting with the regional highest level manager & signing of job contract.
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2026
Interview
Interview process was straight forward. Two technical Interview L1 and L2 rounds happened. L1 was easy with basic java questions. But L2 was the actual interview. They were asking every concept very deeply.