Cognizant
American multinational information technology services and consulting company.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Medium
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
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Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
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Interview Question Bank
Software Engineer
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Write a SQL query to find the nth highest salary from an Employee table.
#SQL Queries
#Subqueries
#Window Functions
Software Engineer
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Write a SQL query to fetch all employees who are also managers (using a self-join).
#SQL Queries
#Joins
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