No Better Place to Start Your Career
Pros
Cisco overall is an amazing company with an unbeatable culture and work-life balance. It can be difficult to navigate a company like Cisco with such large and sometimes-siloed functions, but everyone is so open to knowledge-sharing and helping with internal movement. After spending 2 great years in Marketing, I realized I wanted to work in Cisco Sales, and recruited into CSAP (Cisco Sales Associate Program), CSAP itself is a world-class training program with unmatched opportunities for career progression for talent so early in career. I couldn't recommend it highly enough to anyone in college looking to step into tech sales after graduation.
Cons
Overwhelmingly complex products & solutions, as well as internal processes. Some of these issues are just a result of being such a large company and are not unique to Cisco, but Cisco definitely knows how to overcomplicate things.