I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jan 2011
Interview
The first round was a shortlisting multi choice objective type test consisting of 50 questions. Half of them were general aptitude questions while the rest were from various fields like computer programming, microprocessors, database and basic electronics. Around 50 candidates were shortlisted. After that I had 3 rounds of 1:1 interviews. The first round was technical consisting of various questions from linked lists, threads, semaphores and a few basic networking questions. The next round was mainly a resume walk through where I was evaluated on my various projects and responsibilities and my strengths and weaknesses judged. The last round was a HR round and was more like an informal chat.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2010
Interview
got an interview from employee referral, everything went smoothly, mostly nontechnical question (even though it was an engineering position). heard a word from manager that my offer was being processed, and then the whole financial fiasco started. they had a major hiring freeze for couple of quarters, and finally decided not to hire for that position due to budget cut.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2009
Interview
There are six peoples involved interview. It was take almost 1 hour for each of them. There was data structure coding (C). Unix command questions. Operating system question.