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.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Fulton, MD) in Nov 2017
Interview
I received an email from a recruiter at Cisco who arranged half an hour interview with the hiring manager. Manager asked about my experience and tried to gauge my knowledge in relevant field. The same day I was asked to set up an on-site interview.
There were five one to one interviews and three of them were technical. Questions were simple and I managed to answer pretty much all of them.
I followed up with recruiter many times but never got any reply. Then finally after 2 months recruiter rejected me.
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment