Cisco Systems Interview Questions & Reviews in Raleigh, NC

Interview Details – The recruiters for Cisco were incredibly intelligent and put together. They were also very friendly and provided a laid-back interview process. The interview felt far more relational and discussion based rather than sitting through a barrage of questions. They were also very much interested in why I had chosen to take the path I did instead of persisting in discovering why I was good at it.

Interview Details – Met a recruiter at an on campus job fair. Our interaction led to the recruiter scheduling an hour long interview about a week later. The interviewers were extremely nice, knowledgable, and knew what they were looking for. They discussed several aspects of their department, the internship, and Cisco's company culture.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation.

Interview Details – - Submitted Application Online
- Exchanged emails with Cisco recruiter
- Had phone interview with the recruiter, very pleasant.
- Interviews were scheduled, took longer than expected, almost 3 weeks out. First of all, the interviewers are from different locations, interviews were mostly conducted via media onsite. Conference rooms were hard to find. Secondly, the hiring manager was away.
- Took all interviews - one on one with four different people.
- All went well, except with the hiring Manager, he seemed to want to be somewhere else from the very beginning. It made me feel he made up his mind either before or right after he met me, which probably explains why he would ask me a standard HR question and not listen to my answer. I understand but still feel it sucks that I have to give my best effort in answering all his questions. I wanted to leave but had to be patient and show my professionalism.

Note: The difficulty presented by interviews in a format as one on one with different people is that you find yourself repeating things you need to say, you could easily get tired of repeating yourself and ended up short change yourself.

Interview Details – Phone screening, then mix of on-site and video conference.
Fairly generic questions. My management focused most on cultural fit, drive and gut feeling.

Negotiation Details – Offer only, no negotiations.

Interview Details – So far application process has been great. I did a short video introducing myself and then had a 1 hour phone interview. They said it would be a half hour interview but it went well and he kept asking questions. I am flying to Raleigh this week for an all day interview session.

Interview Details – Applied online. Received notice from HR resume would be sent to hiring manager. HR contacted me by email stating I had been selected for an interview. Interview lasted thirty minutes (slightly more as hiring manager advised he had more time). I was advised that the hiring process could involve at minimum five more interviews.

Interview Details – I applied on the university website and was invited to have an interview. The night before my interview I attended a Cisco networking event to casually get to know the recruiters. The recruiters were extremely friendly and talking to them ahead of time allowed me to feel more comfortable during my interview.

My interview was with a IT manager and a current IT intern. There were no technical questions and it felt like we all were just having a conversation. It probably was my most laid back and fun interviews because I didn't feel intimated.

A week after my interview I received an email stating that the recruiters were impressed with my qualifications and that they would get back to me as soon as possible. While some of my friends received rejections letters a week after the interview.

3 weeks after my interview I received an email asking for my information to conduct a background check.

A month after my interview I officially received an internship offer.

Negotiation Details – N/A

Interview Details – 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.

Interview Details – The interview takes place on Webex. Cisco's webcam/teleconferencing service. You interview you with a current ASE. The interview is very difficult if you are not from an engineering background, which was my case. They ask questions about some general networking concepts like how a router works, what cloud computing is and other concepts. They also want you to know a lot about the difference services that Cisco provides. Really study up on Cisco. Be honest and if you don't know the answer, don't fake it.