I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Saint Louis, MO) in Nov 2021
Interview
Recruiter contacted me called me and asked me if I wanted to proceed for an interview. I said yes, then I had a video interview with the hiring manager. It was a bunch of technical questions but no coding assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about data structures Big O notation and some cybersecurity
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
There were total 4 rounds.
1st Round was an online assessment comprising of 2 coding problems and 10 MCQs. Time allotted was 1 hr.
Next 3 rounds were online interviews.
2nd round: Technical Interview
3rd Round: Managerial Interview
4th Round: HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
DSA problems, OOPs, questions on the projects that were mentioned in the resume
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
4 interviews- 3 tech rounds+1 hr round
Questions were easy. A couple of competitive programming questions followed by resume grinding. 2 interviews were based on systems design, resume projects, etc. HR interview was short, involving question of location preference and company knowledge.