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Cognizant Technology Solutions Interview Experience - @ CTS VBIT PARK HYDERABAD ON 3RD NOVEMBER 2010
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Raghwendra Sonu
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My experience of the selection rounds (what happened in the morning, how the day went, types of questions you were asked, what you did and all that mattered enough for you to remember).
Hi friends, I am RAGHWENDRA KUMAR SONU from St. Mary's College of Engineering B.Tech. I appeared for the CTS written test on 3rd October 2010 & I cleared that. My next round was on 3rd November 2010. For me, it started around 12 PM. My HR was very cool Person, the interview went in the following way.
Technical interview:
HR: Tell me about yourself.
Me: Told.
HR: How many backlogs do you have?
Me: None.
HR: What was your EAMCET rank?
Me: Sir, I didn't write EAMCET.
HR: Then how do you get admission to Engineering college?
Me: Through AIEEE rank, they accepted it. (I think he was satisfied with my answer).
HR: How much rank did you get in AIEEE?
Me: I got 80 thousand.
HR: Ok.
HR: Tell me about your project.
Me: Just told the basic idea of the project.
HR: What algorithm you use in the project?
Me: Told.
HR: What are the applications of your project?
Me: Told.
HR: Ok. Can you draw a use-case diagram of your project?
Me: No, sir I can't remember.
HR: No, you have completed your project just 6 months back. So, you should try.
Me: Ok sir (I just draw something).
HR: Tell me the name of the different boxes you used in your diagram.
Me: I told some boxes and accepted that I am unable to recall it.
HR: Ok, you like C programming.
Me: Yes sir.
HR: Write a program to reverse "123456789" without using strrev () function.
Me: Easy for me so, I did that.
HR: What about your curricular activities?
Me: I Organized technical events at Techno-fest of our college. Participated in ILLUMINATI-2008, giving a paper presentation on the Physical and Logical Structure of Hard Disk.
HR: Will you work at some other places?
Me: Yes sir, I am ready to get reallocated, for me it does not matter that from where I am working, rather it matters that how I am working.
HR: Will you work in the testing/developing side?
Me: No sir I have good theoretical knowledge in programming, so I want to go in the programming side.
HR: OK you can wait.
As I was unable to answer some project related questions so, I thought that I would not be selected for the next round. But, with in half an hour results were announced. I was one among the selected.
HR round:
Now, I was confident that I would get it to our HR round. Started at 2.00 pm. HR was in hurry so he just asked the following question like rapid fire.
Me: Good afternoon sir.
HR: Good afternoon please sit.
Me: Thank you, sir.
HR: Tell me your %age in 10th.
Me: Told.
HR: Tell me your percentage in degree.
Me: Told.
HR: Do you watch movies?
Me: Yes sir.
HR: Tell me the story of any movie that you have watched recently.
Me: I started telling the story of chak dey India for 10 seconds.
HR: OK. Fine, you will be intimated through mail within a week.
Me: That's it sir (surprised).
HR: Yes keep smiling.
Me: Thank you sir wish you a happy Diwali.
HR: Wish you the same.
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On 9th November 2010 I got an offer letter.
Q: This is how I prepared (any tricks and tips).
A: See friends, When you are attempting written test, make sure you score maximum marks. Also concentrate to written communication skill Questions, as they gave us a form to fill, be prepared with answers in which there are columns like why Cognizant, key skills to work in software domain etc.,
* Preparedness is very important. Don't give up till the last minute.
* Do work on your communication skills if you are a little weak in it.
* Prepare well for the technical round. Go through Programming Languages.
* Make sure you prepare to answer questions that are based on the content you put in your resume.
* Be confident. Confidence matters a lot in an interview. So be Confident, always maintain a smile on your face.
Q: I think I was selected because!
A: Because of my 3D i.e. Dedication, Discipline and Determination.
Q: My advice to aspirants is.
A: Last but not least, "Believe in God". If God wants you to keep in CTS to glorify Him, you'll be placed even.
If you don't answer well. Otherwise, you'll be placed somewhere else where you can shine better for Him! so, Don't worry at all! keep trying! only failure to try is a failure and failing itself is not a failure! In the end, I would like to thank God, my parents and my friends.
All the best.
Hi friends, I am RAGHWENDRA KUMAR SONU from St. Mary's College of Engineering B.Tech. I appeared for the CTS written test on 3rd October 2010 & I cleared that. My next round was on 3rd November 2010. For me, it started around 12 PM. My HR was very cool Person, the interview went in the following way.
Technical interview:
HR: Tell me about yourself.
Me: Told.
HR: How many backlogs do you have?
Me: None.
HR: What was your EAMCET rank?
Me: Sir, I didn't write EAMCET.
HR: Then how do you get admission to Engineering college?
Me: Through AIEEE rank, they accepted it. (I think he was satisfied with my answer).
HR: How much rank did you get in AIEEE?
Me: I got 80 thousand.
HR: Ok.
HR: Tell me about your project.
Me: Just told the basic idea of the project.
HR: What algorithm you use in the project?
Me: Told.
HR: What are the applications of your project?
Me: Told.
HR: Ok. Can you draw a use-case diagram of your project?
Me: No, sir I can't remember.
HR: No, you have completed your project just 6 months back. So, you should try.
Me: Ok sir (I just draw something).
HR: Tell me the name of the different boxes you used in your diagram.
Me: I told some boxes and accepted that I am unable to recall it.
HR: Ok, you like C programming.
Me: Yes sir.
HR: Write a program to reverse "123456789" without using strrev () function.
Me: Easy for me so, I did that.
HR: What about your curricular activities?
Me: I Organized technical events at Techno-fest of our college. Participated in ILLUMINATI-2008, giving a paper presentation on the Physical and Logical Structure of Hard Disk.
HR: Will you work at some other places?
Me: Yes sir, I am ready to get reallocated, for me it does not matter that from where I am working, rather it matters that how I am working.
HR: Will you work in the testing/developing side?
Me: No sir I have good theoretical knowledge in programming, so I want to go in the programming side.
HR: OK you can wait.
As I was unable to answer some project related questions so, I thought that I would not be selected for the next round. But, with in half an hour results were announced. I was one among the selected.
HR round:
Now, I was confident that I would get it to our HR round. Started at 2.00 pm. HR was in hurry so he just asked the following question like rapid fire.
Me: Good afternoon sir.
HR: Good afternoon please sit.
Me: Thank you, sir.
HR: Tell me your %age in 10th.
Me: Told.
HR: Tell me your percentage in degree.
Me: Told.
HR: Do you watch movies?
Me: Yes sir.
HR: Tell me the story of any movie that you have watched recently.
Me: I started telling the story of chak dey India for 10 seconds.
HR: OK. Fine, you will be intimated through mail within a week.
Me: That's it sir (surprised).
HR: Yes keep smiling.
Me: Thank you sir wish you a happy Diwali.
HR: Wish you the same.
-----------------------------------------------------
On 9th November 2010 I got an offer letter.
Q: This is how I prepared (any tricks and tips).
A: See friends, When you are attempting written test, make sure you score maximum marks. Also concentrate to written communication skill Questions, as they gave us a form to fill, be prepared with answers in which there are columns like why Cognizant, key skills to work in software domain etc.,
* Preparedness is very important. Don't give up till the last minute.
* Do work on your communication skills if you are a little weak in it.
* Prepare well for the technical round. Go through Programming Languages.
* Make sure you prepare to answer questions that are based on the content you put in your resume.
* Be confident. Confidence matters a lot in an interview. So be Confident, always maintain a smile on your face.
Q: I think I was selected because!
A: Because of my 3D i.e. Dedication, Discipline and Determination.
Q: My advice to aspirants is.
A: Last but not least, "Believe in God". If God wants you to keep in CTS to glorify Him, you'll be placed even.
If you don't answer well. Otherwise, you'll be placed somewhere else where you can shine better for Him! so, Don't worry at all! keep trying! only failure to try is a failure and failing itself is not a failure! In the end, I would like to thank God, my parents and my friends.
All the best.
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