The recruitment process consisted of 3 stages:
1. First Stage - Phone Interview
2. Second Stage - Video Interview
Question: Select an innovative Cisco Architecture that excites you, explain how it works and its business benefits.
3. Third Stage - Assessment Center
-> 15 Minute Technical Assessment that covers topics fundamental to Cisco’s business including core routing and switching (check the video)
-> Interview - around 45 minutes. I had to tell about myself, what I know about the position and had some questions related to my studies field.
-> Role Play
-> Presentation - 10 minutes on the topic: Please explain how you - as a Cisco sales person - would contribute to Cisco’s transformation from a hardware Company to a multidimensional business driven by security, services and software.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to complete a task under a tight deadline. Describe the situation, and explain how you handled it.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jan 2023
Interview
The interview was kind of okey only most of the questions where asked from my resume. And my internship. The question was a situational based question. In that i need to sell a product to the panelist.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you thing sells suits you and tell 3 quality of a good sells person.
Interview based on the understanding of the Cisco Sales Associates Program and their Associate Sales Representative role. Basic questions regarding their culture and motivation to join Cisco and their CSAP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Cisco? What do you know about Cisco? Why this role?
Virtual interview with recorded questions with retryable recordings of your answers.
Once you pass to the next level, you go through virtual interview with the employees at the branch. You have to prepare for a virtual sales meeting with a customer with realistic scenario.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Cisco?
What is the reason I should choose Cisco over other vendors' solutions?