I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Luis Obispo, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
I met Cisco recruiters at the career fair. I did an interview with 2 recruiters the following day on campus. They asked about my past experience in similar roles, typical behavioral questions, and what makes me stand out among other candidates who applied. I also had to do follow up interviews with the specific teams that were interested in hiring me. It was the same across all my interviews. The hiring managers are more interested in finding out specifically what you know and if your personality would fit with everyone else on their team.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Very good process... in depth and met with several leaders and project team members. Good experience, and the team was reall welcoming. Highly recommend as a place to work and build a career.
Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
There are about 3 rounds with the last round being 3-4 interviews. I began with a phone screening then moved to next round, with all different. Last round were 3 behavioral with one presentation