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Updated 30 May 2023
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Anonymous Employee in Lagos
I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Lagos)
The process was straightforward. From the interview desk, immediately I was asked to say when I would like to resume. I told them to give me a month to prepare since I would be traveling overseas alot
- What networking experience have you had
Anonymous Employee in Bengaluru
I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Bengaluru)
Well structured interview process . Each stage we will get idea on what should be asked for the next round. Total 3/4 rounds of interview . Out of this at least three round should be technical.
- Data structure application level questions . Micros services Dockers Kubernates Postgres Network layer architecture
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Anonymous Employee in London, England
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco Systems (London, England)
It was a clear, quite fast interview process. It included talking to current employees, which was very nice. Not very clear on the particular job role I was going for.
- How does a search engine work?
Anonymous Employee in Paris
I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Paris)
HR, manager , colleague, sales director , vp sales , professional services manager , hire right document obligatory reception contract with engagement date and electronic signature . Day engagement on Tuesday. No pane
- Back ground, salary car policy
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Budapest
I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Budapest)
It was called Cisco Emerging Technology & Incubation. It is actually a local SME acquired by Cisco. A manager interview where you get a home assignment, then a follow-up interview.
- Some basic questions relevant to your stack, also some try-your-memory questions like what does the 503 error code mean specifically.
Anonymous Employee in Copenhagen, Capital Region
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Copenhagen, Capital Region)
First talking to recruiter, then a quick call answering some "technical questions". After which there were some exercises and a video to record on a topic. And the last step was a half day of interviews, roleplays and short exam on site
- One of the onsite questions was to whiteboard a wireless network
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Ciudad de Mexico
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Ciudad de Mexico)
It has been pretty thouthful in general. All interviwers were kind and comprehensive throughout the whole process. I would apply again if i had the chance. The technical part was a laboratory foucused on the technology that I was going to provide techincal support. The interviem with the manager was particularly harmonius.
- Do you have experience in technical support?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco Systems
I got the internship for hardware design interview after giving Cisco the resumes and self introduction at the school career fair many years ago . First round was a behavioral interview with engineer.
- Why do you want to join Cisco? Talk about the project on my resume
Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Jose, CA
I interviewed at Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA)
Called 5pm Friday, no e-mail follow up. More interested in knowing salary expectations than my qualifications. Asked if I was a low, medium or high level ASIC engineer. Overall the recruiter didn't seem knowledgeable.
- What is your expected salary?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Vienna
I interviewed at Cisco Systems (Vienna)
Very well organized. After every interview, I had a talk with the recruiter who was very professional and helpful. There was a total of 3 interviews, all virtual. Overall i got a good impresion.
- How would you react if a customer thinks he doesn´t get enough attention?
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cisco Systems as 72.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.18 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for IPT Engineer and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Asset Management and Project Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Cisco Systems takes an average of 12.26 days when considering 1,061 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Consulting Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Software Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco Systems according to 1,061 Glassdoor interviews include:
One-on-One Interview: 22.77%
Presentation: 16.24%
Phone Interview: 11.53%
Group Panel Interview: 9.95%
IQ Intelligence Test: 8.16%
Background Check: 7.91%
Drugs Test: 6.70%
Personality Test: 6.62%
Skills Test: 6.16%
Other: 3.96%
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