Marketing applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing roles take an average of 54 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Marketing according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Personality test: 18%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Very messy, disorganized. I had two on-site interviews, and one person left for the day b/c he thought he was finished. After interviewing, I didn't hear back for four months until I emailed with counter offer. Then they scheduled 4 more interviews in course of 2 days to meet counter offer deadline. Absolutely insane and unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard business and marketing Qs: Tell me about yourself? Walk me through your resume? Why Cisco? Tell me about a time you improved marketing ROI etc....
Good company, fast interview process. I like the team and have heard good things as well from ex colleagues who joined Cisco in general. Recruiter was also very helpful and prepared me for the interview. I did not join as the timing was not right for me, but would recommend this as a place to work.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cisco in Jan 2026
Interview
The interview process went well. The discussion was engaging, and I appreciated the opportunity to share my experience and learn more about the role and team. I’m looking forward to hearing the next steps.
5 Step Process. Two recruiter, team members, VP. Process is quite simple, however recruiter might not know entirely the need of the business. Unfortunately not being able to speak to VP, to really understand what the company needed at this point in time.