Consulting Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consulting Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 42 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Consulting Engineer according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 16%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2023
Interview
Ideathon 2023 is the ciscos recruitment process for hiring freshers , last yr they recruited 141 students but this yr only 83 They said it's because of recession . That's the major issue with my case I did my interview very well but I didn't get the offer letter from cisco
Other Consulting Engineer interview reviews for Cisco
Thorough interview process, beginning with a deep technical interview about my experience and expertise, followed by a managers interview about higher level topics. After 2 interviews I was given an offer which I accepted. Previous interview experiences with Cisco were similar, with just the interviewers being different.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example of a major project you designed and delivered, including what went well and what you'd do differently next time.
Basically the process was very streamlined 3 interviews in one day. HR-Technical-Technical. I would say if you have knowledge in networking it is good quality interview and demanding enough but not too much,
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2025
Interview
It has 5 rounds
1)Online assessment
(It has networking and Coding question)
2)PPT submission(Not a elimination round)
(We have to submit the ppt based on the idea we have choosed)
3)Techincal round 1
(Mostly Networking)
4)Manegerial Round
(Behavioural questions)
5)Hr