Solution Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solution Architect roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 Solution Architect according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco (Mumbai) in Jan 2009
Interview
Professional communication
Assign single point of contact for your interview
Sufficient advance notice for interview
Regular follow up
Thirty to forurty five mins each interview
Four rounds to technical interview
One round of business interview
One hr and one manager interview
The interview was structured and professional. I met with three team members over Zoom, each asking behavioral and technical questions. They were respectful and gave clear next steps. I felt prepared and confident, though the coding challenge was moderately difficult. Overall, a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to troubleshoot a routing issue with layer3 and different routing protocols.
Was a long process with presentation round. Lasted for three months. There was also a background check. They will fly you in to the office you are interviewing at
Multiple rounds, you get to really meet with the team and learn about the actual work
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Kraków) in Dec 2024
Interview
30 min talk, 2 technical questions, analysis of communication and answers, you must be lucky to get selected as many aspects not clear
30 min talk, 2 technical questions, analysis of communication and answers, you must be lucky to get selected as many aspects not clear