The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2012
Interview
The interviewer (hiring manager) called me on time. At first he asked me to introduce my background, and then asked questions related with my background. Actually, there are about 12 qualifications in their job description in which 11 qualifications I am very strong on. However, finally he said the remaining 1 qualification (1 front end programming language) is critical for the job. So I knew there wouldn't be an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the singleton design pattern, and the factory pattern.
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.