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How others got an interview
- 29%Applied onlineApplied online
- 9%RecruiterRecruiter
- 7%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 6%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 3%In personIn person
- 3%OtherOther
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Cognizant interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cognizant as 77.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.77 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Hiring Manager and Senior Test Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Patient Care Technician and Patent Agent roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Cognizant takes an average of 18 days when considering 13,258 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Consultant/Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Project Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant according to 13,258 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: Â 22%
Skills test: Â 14%
Presentation: Â 13%
Background check: Â 11%
Personality test: Â 9%
IQ intelligence test: Â 8%
Phone interview: Â 8%
Drug test: Â 6%
Group panel interview: Â 6%
Other: Â 4%
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