Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cisco as 80% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Account Manager and Senior System Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Account Manager and Marketing roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Cisco takes an average of 44 days when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Account Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 28 days), whereas Senior System Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2012
Interview
The interview was very easy sailing. I lost my nervousness when we started talking about what I was interested in doing at the Cisco. He asked the typical group work questions and a coding question (arrays). When he asked if I had any questions for him, I simply asked what he did in the company. That got him going. He was really passionate about his work and loved hearing about it. Hope to hear back from them soon...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I currently taking a design class (Java), and we are required to build a video game called Space Traders from the ground up. Throughout the semester we learn about good software development and good implementation of design principles and patterns. He asked me about the gist of the game and how my group decided to actually build the game.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Columbus, OH) in Sep 2011
Interview
After talking to the recruiter at my universities career fair I was set up for an interview a week and a half later. The interview was a half hour session done over WebEx (videoconferencing software). All of the questions focused on my personality, former job experience, and team project experience. All of the questions were very standard for a behavioral interview. The setting was fairly laid back, but I dressed up for video conferencing for good measure. After a couple of months of waiting I got an e-mail for a third-party background check. Once that was complete I was given an offer shortly after.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you keep up with technology outside of class?