I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
I was contacted by a staffing agency about the position in CISCO, RTP. The initial round with CISCO was a webex call, but due to some issues with my internet connection, I couldn't take up the Webex and the Manager has called me on my mobile and it was 1:1 phone interview asking me to rate myself on Java and if I had any Linux experience. Asked If I have any usage of SQL and GIT. And asked about my expertise.
Got the result in 4 days, and the next round was with a panel of 7 members. 1 team member escorted to the meeting room and excused himself saying there is a priority. So it was a 6 member panel interview which went real smooth. There was no White Board coding. Asked so many questions from my resume like what was my contribution, Did I code any functionality from scratch... It was basically projecting yourself exactly the way your resume talks. This round was like a behavioral kinda as well - What challenges I faced. Finally 1 technical question was asked in Java - Difference b/w Interface and Abstract Class.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was an ex employee of Oracle. So asked me what disadvantages I had working with Oracle DB. This was an unexpected question.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
A friend who worked at Cisco suggested I apply for the position. I applied through the website.
A phone pre-screen with the internal recruiter was first, followed by a programming exercise that was done at home, followed by an in-person interview.
I was told by the recruiter that there was a hard time limit for the exercise, but later the hiring manager told me that there was not, and I should finish the exercise which I had left incomplete due to time constraints.
The recruiter was very slow getting back to me. I was able to reach out to the hiring manager to prompt more action from the recruiter. The interview went well, and the group and I got along well.
Eventually an offer was made. I asked if I could get more, and eventually got a cash signing bonus.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
The programming exercise was about parsing pseudo-XML tags.
On campus interview, 2 technical rounds followed by a HR round. The recruiters made me feel comfortable. Most questions are basic questions to test understanding of fundamentals of various subjects.