Director applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Director according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 26%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 8%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco in Jul 2023
Interview
Smooth process, 4-5 interviews including hiring manager. 30 min interviews are short (45min would be much better), but folks seem to enjoy working for Cisco and take pride in the work. Because the role was higher level and involves serving very senior stakeholders, the interview process was understandably challenging - but fair.
The interview runs smoothly and the feedback is good. The interview will move to the final round. Didn't get further questions.
The interview runs smoothly and the feedback is good. The interview will move to the final round. Didn't get further questions.
More than 8 rounds interview with peers, VPs. I applied the position online and got recruiter's call within one week. The whole process is more than two months, the questions are about the previous experience, culture fit
The hiring manager reached out about a role that had no information about the business unit the role supported. In the interview, the hiring manager didn't provide any information on the business unit or the initiatives the role would be supporting. Instead, the hiring manager asked a series of pointed questions surrounding their business initiatives and strategies they were currently working on or had just completed. I don't believe there was an intention to interview someone to join their team. It felt like a fishing exercise for them to get information to help validate or further the actions they'd taken (or planned to take) on their initiatives. It felt incredibly unfair and taken advantage of. Disappointing, given everything Cisco stands for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about yourself
*I won't list the specific questions because it was directly related to their business and things they were working on