I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco (Santa Clara, CA) in Mar 2013
Interview
I had one interview over WebEx - Cisco's solution for online meetings. Overall, the interview was very conversational and was very down to earth, honest, and concise. Based on other employers, it was a very organized process that I found to be very positive from the initial application to the offer and onboarding.
There were some specific questions regarding my knowledge on various software delivery frameworks and methods such as waterfall and agile. While I couldn't answer all of the questions completely, I demonstrated that where I had knowledge gaps, I could quickly learn and was driven to learn as much as possible to help move my career forward.
When interviewing for a large company, you may not know everything coming into an interview. In the workplace, you will not know everything about a project or a system. The complexity and scale at Cisco can be quite daunting, but if you can demonstrate that you have a willingness and ability to learn and digest concepts quickly, then you will thrive.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Are you familiar with the software release lifecycle? Can you describe some of the milestones in a waterfall methodology or agile framework?
The first round of the interview process was a panel interview by various team members. They asked several questions relating to my work history and experience before tasking me with white-boarding a hypothetical problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked for me to code a dropdown navigation menu using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Once it was complete, they asked if it was possible to do it without using JavaScript and if so, how.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco (Cary, NC) in Oct 2017
Interview
It was a pretty standard behavorial interview moreso to understand fit and culture. It was virtual and they asked about my experiences in undergrad business, what I hope to learn, and typical "tell me about a time: questions. Interviewer was great and was very conversational
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about some of your technical skills related to excel
I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco in Jan 2017
Interview
The Interview process was pretty straight forward. I received an email from the IT director and was invited to apply for a position. I applied and a few weeks later was given an interview date, it was the holidays so my interview date was after the holidays. I interview over their webex conferencing. Interview went well and I was told to look out for something from HR. Needless to say it's now been over 2 months and I haven't heard back from them. A little disappointed, I was really looking forward to showcase my skills for them.
Note: I only gave a negative experience due to the lack of contact post interview, a courtesy would have been to send a we are looking at another candidate or something of the sort.