I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Oct 2012
Interview
1 hour technical interview, followed by HR. Technical interview was mainly about the projects on resume. I was also asked to solve some puzzles. I had to write code in C/C++ for basic programming problems. During the HR round, was asked to speak on a general topic for 2 minutes. It was mainly to test communication skills.
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.