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).
total 3 technical rounds.
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Question 1
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Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in May 2025
Interview
Overall, the process is straightforward: a recruiter call followed by three interview rounds. As a Cisco Data Analyst, what tools, platforms, and databases will I use? How is data quality maintained? Key metrics, KPIs, and reporting expectations? Opportunities for automation or cross-team collaboration?