Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 134 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 Project Manager according to 134 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through other source. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX) in Jul 2019
Interview
I'm an internal candidate interviewing for a Project Manager role on the TA team. I applied for the role 49 days ago through Cisco's internal job portal.
After applying, I directly reached out to the recruiter 3 times before getting a response over a week later. My current manager even reached out to the recruiter giving their endorsement for my candidacy.
Three weeks later I had my interview with the hiring manager who was very nice and informative. I felt like it went well, she explained her expectations of the role and goals for the team and then I shared my experience and why I was interested in the opportunity. The hiring manager said she'd get back to me mid-week which was pleasantly surprising. Over 3 weeks later and I still haven't heard from her.
I've followed up with the hiring manager 3 times via email and radio silence. I can clearly see her calendar and that she's active on WebEx teams. I've followed up with the recruiter 3 times as well directly on WebEx teams and no response.
I work with Talent Acquisition leaders and Recruiting team members on a daily basis and they take pride in candidate experience. This has been the opposite of good candidate experience, especially as an internal candidate. I was excited to be interviewing for this role, now I'm second guessing my interest in the role due to the lack of communication and common curtesy.
Leaving a candidate in the dark in regards to their candidacy is simply unprofessional.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Very good process... in depth and met with several leaders and project team members. Good experience, and the team was reall welcoming. Highly recommend as a place to work and build a career.
Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
There are about 3 rounds with the last round being 3-4 interviews. I began with a phone screening then moved to next round, with all different. Last round were 3 behavioral with one presentation