I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco in Sep 2022
Interview
Smooth experience. Interviewer was very supportive Interviewer started with project discussion, it lasted for 15 to 20 minutes after that They gave a coding question after that checked my skills on oops concepts after that some networking questions followed by a puzzle
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.