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Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 16, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Singapore (Singapore) (took 3 months)
* First is typical skills test kinda interview where I was tested for technical competency
* Second is little bit general and more about business, customer (Cisco's customers) requirements, business dealings, converting business requirements in to technical requirements etc
* Third is with Technical Director & other Directors. Focus is on personality, business acumen, cultural things etc
* Final is HR & CXO on compensation, long term goals etc.
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I'd rate extremely negative. HR sucks big time as the response often took weeks if not months. Most of times the answers are vague and not direct (e.g. If I requested to find about bonus plans etc, and the reply was "bonus is good if you perform" instead of some numbers..
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Raleigh, NC (took 2 weeks)
I had a phone interview with 3 members of the team. The interview was pretty standard. Some technical questions. Then after a week I got a call for 2nd round, which was telepresence. I was interviewed by 3 groups each for 45 mins. The interview consisted of technical & personality questions. Technical questions: Java, DS basics, SDLC etc. Was not difficult if basics are clear.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 (took a day)
was very exciting to interview with them for this position. Hr was very helpful and really enjoyed the experience.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing Analyst Intern at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 3 days)
This will have be very my most awkward, and worst interview ever. My interviewer was 10minutes late to my phone interview, because she wanted to get coffee first. When she finally did join the interview she need move rooms which took her 20minutes. My interview basically was half an hour late before we even started the interview.
This is where it got awkward. She told me her questions came from a sheet she needs to fill out. She would ask me question such as " Tell me about a time you had to sell your boss on a new idea?", and I would reply and then she would say "Ok, Questions" and then read the question.
Overall she just asked standard behavioral questions. I was told about a week later that I didn't get the offer for the position.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Customer Support Engineer at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 14, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
I got the interview through my university's career center. The interview was a 30 minute phone interview and started off with basic questions about my experience and resume. I was asked about routing protocols and network switches. Most of the questions are about your past coursework and experience though.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineering Intern at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 14, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
On-campus recruiting at a career fair got me an interview on campus the next day 1:1 with an engineer. I believe I interviewed well, but I have not completed the background check yet to find if I will get an offer or not.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Associate Systems Engineer - Sales at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 13, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
First round phone interview (these can also be in person), second round was to do a 2 minute video on youtube answering the question 'what do you think cisco means when it says the network is the platform'. Definitely questions to determine whether one can speak well enough, has a fundamental understanding of some of the technologies, and understands some of the industry strategies/issues. Third round is a full day on site in person interviews and a several mock sales sessions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer Intern at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 11, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took a day)
Cisco was at my school's career fair and I signed up for interview the next day. I only had one 1:1 interview. During the interview, I was asked some behavioral questions and technical questions. The only technical question I remember is to check if given string is a palindrome. I received the decision pretty quickly.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Support Engineer at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 9, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
It was a college recruiting event, and I got an 1:1 interview with an alumni. The interviewer was nice and professional. She asked several general first interview questions and some technical questions. The technical questions were pretty straight but not tricky. If you got CCNA or CCENT Certification, you will be fine with those technical questions.
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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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Project Manager at Cisco Systems
Posted Nov 1, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
Very professional interview. The questions asked were straightforward and a decision was made very quickly. Since Cisco needed this position pretty badly, they introduced me to the platform and that was that.
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Not really. Tips? See if you can negotiate with the recruiter.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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