Senior Program Manager 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Program Manager roles take an average of 8 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 Senior Program Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2012
Interview
Good interview process - thoughtful questions from interviewers - quick follow up from the recruiter. Haven't heard if I'm getting an offer yet, but am hopeful. I have contracted at Cisco before and love working there. The corporate culture, workplace flexibility, and collaboration tools are the best. I really would like to become a FTE at Cisco and get out of the contractor world.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your knowledge of Cisco's architectures and how they fit into business needs as a whole today?
4 video interviews - spoke to multiple people on the team
took roughly one month - take time in getting back to you
relaxed setting - done remotely because of COVID- 19
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked to prepare presentation on company and why you wanted role etc
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco in Apr 2013
Interview
Phone interviews, 2 rounds of in person interviews, final 2 rounds with hiring manager and 2nd level manager. Phone Rounds with peers, in person with stake holders and their managers. Final round with in person hiring managers manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me some examples of dealing with people that have difficult personalities.