I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru)
Interview
The process consisted of three rounds, each designed to assess different aspects of my skills, knowledge, and personality.
Round 1: Technical Discussion
The first round was a detailed discussion centered around my resume and projects. The interviewer thoroughly explored my technical experience, focusing on key subjects such as Computer Networks, Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs), and Operating Systems. Additionally, I was asked to solve two DSA questions:
One based on recursion- power function
Another involving linked lists- find middle element of a linked list
The entire round lasted about an hour,.
Round 2: Managerial Round
The second round was managerial round. Once again, my resume and projects were discussed in detail, giving me a chance to explain my contributions and the impact of my work.
The interviewer also asked one DSA question focused on strings,
Round 3: ETR Round
The final round was a quick ETR (Employee-to-Representative) discussion that lasted only 10 minutes. This seemed more like a formality and a way to confirm my interest and alignment with the company's values and expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
in DSA, i was asked to write code to find the middle element in a linked list. Second question was to write recursive code of power function
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Santa Clara, CA) in Nov 2024
Interview
Coding assessment, two short coding problems with an hour and a half to complete. They were both relatively easy, with plenty of description. You can choose any language, I chose C++
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview was on the programming skills which included operating system, computer networks, some electric gates and general question ,
some data structure and algorithm , in the first round which was conducted in HackerRank