Cisco Systems India Interview Questions & Reviews
Updated May 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Customer Support Engineer at Cisco Systems India
Posted May 14, 2012
4.0
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Bangalore (India) (took 3 days)
It was a good experience over all . They where testing the will to learn and how good you are in interacting with others.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Software Engineer at Cisco Systems India
Posted May 14, 2012
3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
it was a campus recruitment. my interviewer was cool, gives you time to think, so don't be tensed.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at Cisco Systems India
Posted May 9, 2012
3.0
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Interview was nice they mainly focused on the content posted in the resume and asked questions based on the same.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Cisco Systems India
Posted May 6, 2012
3.0
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
They had 3 rounds of personal interviews once I cleared the written test. First interview was totally based on computer Networks. He asked me some basic concepts of Networking. Second interview was based on my CV. He asked me few questions on data structures, about my projects etc. and the third was the HR interview and the main questions were why cisco? and would you like to go for masters or not??
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer I at Cisco Systems India
Posted May 1, 2012
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
The interview consisted of a written test followed by 3-4 rounds of personal interviews both technical and HR. Technical interviews were decent and usual as done by other companies in the software field. They tested us mostly on basics and put questions based on the projects we had written in the CV.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Software Developer at Cisco Systems India
Posted Apr 29, 2012
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
They conducted a written test followed by intvw.In the first round they checked my programming skills and interviewer focused on C,Data structures and Unix as well as networks.It went for 1.30 min and then 2nd round was also tough(1hr).Finally manager talked to me to finalize the things.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Technical Writer at Cisco Systems India
Posted Apr 25, 2012
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 2+ weeks)
The hiring process is very systematic. However they have the usual delays since they are a big company and processes have to be followed. However they do stay in touch in the interim period and provide assurances to keep candidates interested.
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Negotiation Details
The negotiation phase was short and sweet. The offer I received initially was not up to my expectations, however they were reasonable about it and we came to a figure both sides agreed upon quite quickly. There was no beating about the bush or going back and forth.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Customer Support Engineer at Cisco Systems India
Posted Apr 21, 2012
4.0
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Bangalore (India) (took 2+ weeks)
Following rounds took place :
1. Telephonic : Introduction to job desicription and employee introduction. - 20 min
2. Telephonic : Technical screeing : Questions were very basic but you need to have in depth knowldege-2hr
3. Face to Face : Technical - Asked to choose one topic and then had 15-30 min of tough questions on that one.
4. Presentation : Got a 24 page technical documentation to read within less than 45 min. I Didn't read all the pages. Then had a Video Conferencing with a panel and gave them the presentation where they put in a lot of questions. - 30-40 min
5. Technical : Had a Technical round on Video Confrencing with a panel . 10 -20 min
6. Manager Round . Had Video Conferecing with a Manager. Had some operational question , Personality questions and some managerial questions. 40-50 min
7. HR Round : Discussion with HR on Compensation and Other benifits : 15 min.
Then recieved the offer after 7-8 Working days.
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Negotiation Details
There was very less or infact no scope of negotiation . Compensation offered was good enough.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Customer Support Engineer at Cisco Systems India
Posted Mar 27, 2012
3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
it was through an employee's referal
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Business Analyst at Cisco Systems India
Posted Mar 20, 2012
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Mumbai (India) (took 1 week)
The interview process for me wasn't tough, I was interviewed by BDM in person after which I had a tele-con with another gentleman from Bangalore and I got selected.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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