I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2012
Interview
Applied through employee referral. Contacted by the HR. Scheduled phone screen with a technical leader. Basic C fundamentals, networking questions in the phone screen. Called for onsite. Scheduled for 4 1-1 inteview with lunch interview with manager. More c programming questions, operating systems and networking questions.
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.