I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
Standard phone screen followed by onsite interview. It took only about 2 weeks from recruiter call to onsite but the result took a really long time. I guess it is the bureaucracy. Looks like Cisco has a deep hierarchy and am not sure if all the layers are in sync during an interview process. It was more or less haphazard. To me, it looked like they werent prepared for the interview (delay in interview (25 mins!!) start and they didnt know who would come next, to top it all, they didnt know if there was even going to be someone else to interview me after them). Though I had 5 scheduled rounds, after 4, they said they were done and I did well. It confused me. Also, after a week, I heard back from the HM who gave me his word that I will receive an offer soon. But that never happened. Even after multiple follow ups, no response from cisco. This is simply unacceptable! Candidates spend more than half a day interviewing and the least they expect is proper means of communication and a RESULT! Surprised at this unethical way of handling candidates. I cant picture myself working here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Kernel level questions, some string/array/linked list questions that were standard as well. A lot of current experience related questions. System design questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Jerusalem) in Apr 2018
Interview
Applied online. Got a call 2 weeks later and made an appointment for an interview that day. Interview was casual. They told me about the project and the company. Lasted about 2 hours. Nice people and an enjoyable interview but didn't get the job ( I think due to lack of experience).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me what a piece of C code did. Asked how it could be done alternatively. Asked security related question.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Surathakal) in Aug 2017
Interview
-first round, they will check you networking basics, your programming skills DS
- SECOND round, they will check your networking basics, OS concept, and again coding skills
-hr round , they will ask some general questions of hr round