I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco (Atlanta, GA) in Sept 2019
Interview
Got the interview at the career fair by talking to recruiter, although experience wasn't as advanced as other candidates. Interview was two days later. It was a technical interview. Unfortunately, the internship was meant for students with a later graduation date. Got rejection email two days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical: Check if each open parenthesis in a String has a closed parenthesis afterwards
It's a one hour long panel interview with two to four engineers. The interview contained behavioural questions, resume walk through, python and c implementation, c trivia questions, os concepts, debugging.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco in Feb 2026
Interview
Applied 1/14, prescreening with recruiter 1/29, interview with hiring manager 2/9, offer 2/13
Very easy interview and manager was super nice! Mostly was just asked about the projects on my resume with a couple problem-solving questions surrounding my projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you prove your product's safety to the user? (Essentially asking my testing process)
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA)
Interview
The interview has two rounds:
Round 1 focuses on solving DSA problems within 45 minutes, testing logic, efficiency, and coding skills.
Round 2 involves resume screening and project discussion, where you explain your contributions, technical decisions, challenges faced, and overall understanding of your work.