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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Nov 15, 2009) Ratings are reflective of location and job title.

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Positive 70%
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Engineer at Cisco Systems

Posted Nov 15, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2007 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)

first I got referred by my friend in Cisco, then I got a telephone inteview, and you know it is not hard for me since I have been in this field for several years. Then I got the on-site, several manager/engineer asked me questions about my former job/skill/backgound and so on. And they seemed satisfied with my skill, so eventually I got the job. That is it.

Interview Questions

why do you leave current company?
what do you think about this company

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral 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 I at Cisco Systems student candidate

Posted Nov 4, 2009

Interviewed Oct 2008 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)

I got an interview on campus. Basic questions about myself and the company: "Tell me about yourself", "How do I know if you are the right person for my company?"...No technical

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Manager at Cisco Systems

Posted Nov 1, 2009

Interviewed Aug 2008 in San Jose, CA (took 3 days)

Had an initial phone interview with the hiring manager. Then had in-person interviews with four people and another round with two more people. They were good at providing a schedule of who… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Software Engineer at Cisco Systems

Posted Oct 31, 2009

Interviewed Oct 2009 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)

I see the position on the Cisco career website. Submitted my resume and fill out the forms. Got a phone interview a couple weeks later and then schedule a on-site next week. It is a… Post a review to see full interview

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Program Manager at Cisco Systems

Posted Oct 31, 2009

Interviewed Oct 2009 in San Jose, CA (took 2 weeks)

The initial contact came from a recruiter at a body-shop. They conducted a 30 minute phone screen, and referred me to Cisco - the position was a 6 month contract. There were several rounds… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Manufacturing Program Manager at Cisco Systems

Posted Oct 4, 2009

Interviewed Oct 2007 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)

They were very intelligent and asked very good questions. The questions were very probing and required very strong responses. The questions ranged from how I delt with a situation and my… Post a review to see full interview

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Financial Analyst at Cisco Systems

Posted Sep 10, 2009

Interviewed Jul 2008 in Milpitas, CA (took 4 weeks)

I was approached by a recruiter reviewing resumes online. I was invited to sit with the hiring manager after 2 rounds of phone interviews with several recruiters. I felt as though there was… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer IV at Cisco Systems

Posted Sep 12, 20090 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Apr 2008 in San Jose, CA (took a day)

There was no interview, I was already working as consultant and being converted to regular employee.
I got a offer letter after background check was done. Salary was accepted without… Post a review to see full interview

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Soft at Cisco Systems

Posted Sep 8, 2009

Interviewed Oct 2007 in San Jose, CA (took 3 weeks)

brief phone interview, followed by onsite interview with 7 members of the team including 2 managers, a tech lead and other software engineers. Received offer by phone the week after with a… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at Cisco Systems

Posted Sep 7, 2009

Interviewed Jan 2007 in San Jose, CA (took 5 days)

received a phone call after initial HR filtering. Had the first phone interview with HR. Was invited to the location for a complete interview. The manager had 1:1 with me and showed the… Post a review to see full interview

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