Senior 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 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Project Manager roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 21 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 Project Manager according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Phone interview: 26%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Background check: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in May 2024
Interview
First the recruiter called me confirming that resume is shortlisted. There was a round of one technical interview after initial screening by the recruiter. The interview was scheduled online for 1 hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about one of your recent project. Questions included risk assessment, conflict resolution, critical path method, project schedule, tools used. How do you control cost.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2024
Interview
This was a standard recruiter screen and hiring manager interview. The hiring manager asked me rather basic interview questions about product management, such as what are 3 attributes of a good product manager and my experience with the product domain (observability).