I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2008
Interview
Had an initial phone interview with the hiring manager. Then had in-person interviews with four people and another round with two more people. They were good at providing a schedule of who I would be speaking with but seemed to have a bit of trouble scheduling everyone for one day instead of two. Overall, the interviews were average in tone, questions asked and initial impressions. I did however find it surprising that I got to my interview to be told, the hiring manager would be changing and they were not sure who the position I was interviewing for would report to or what the role would do exactly. Not sure why they had me interview for a role they were not sure they needed or really knew how to use. Overall, it was interview practice since the role really didn't seem to be a real one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a project that you managed from beginning to end.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cisco (New Delhi) in Mar 2025
Interview
difficult TA team. all of them were very confused all along. They started off with the screening round followed by technical and then final interview which is personal interview round.
Good and very thorough. They usually do 4-5 rounds but mostly test on how much you would align to the role.
Quite a nice company to work for and your team would support you. Good work life balance.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Hyderābād) in Oct 2024
Interview
2 levels of technical and then 1 level by managerial level. Finally by HR team. finally offer will be given based on selection. You need to join the joining date mentioned in offer letter. Submit all education docs and employment docs.