Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 134 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Project Manager according to 134 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2012
Interview
Phone Interview requested by recruiter., then face to face after passing initial phone screen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked if I had pre-sales or channel partner experience and responded that I didnt. However, my experience in working with Bus Dev Managers would be helpful in getting up to speed with their product offerings.
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