I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco in Sep 2020
Interview
This was a pure virtual hiring experience. The interviews were coordinated and conducted on Cisco Webex Teams.
The first round i.e. the coding test had 15mcqs and a couple of programming questions, where the supported languages are C (NOT C++) and Java.
The shortlisted candidates appeared for the next round- a Technical interview (duration: 90-100 minutes), where a panel vigorously quizzed them on Operating systems, Computer Networks, Database Management and principles of C programming, and a very detailed discussion on the projects they'd mentioned in their CV.
Next up was the Managerial round which lasted approximately 30-40 minutes, and the interviewer asked basic questions about databases and operating systems, projects I participated in, and other behavioral questions.
The final round was a brief HR round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were loads of questions- memory structure in a C, networking protocols, process management and much more.
Interviewer was friendly and very helpful when I took time to answer questions.
Tough questions, lengthy interview time over multiple rounds. Asked questions from a range of topics from networking to data structures.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programming questions to show understanding of logic and efficiency
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Aug 2020
Interview
The interview process was really long, took around 4 hrs in the day that too in quick succession. Then they took another round at 11 PM which shouldn't be the appropriate time to take any interview