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      Senior Product Manager Interview

      Feb 10, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Stanford, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Stanford, CA) in Jan 2015

      Interview

      On Campus Recruiting. Two back to back 30 minutes interviews with two senior product managers from different parts of the company. Mainly behavioral. You need to pass both in order to get a second round interview. They came back to me with an invite to the second round interviews withing a few days. Second round interviews were conducted by a video chat.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are the advantages and disadvantages of a non-tech product you like? What will you improve in the product? How will you price it? What is the market size? Analyze the market. Tell me about a challenge you had in your previous job and how you overcame it.
      1 Answer
      1

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      Senior Project Manager Interview

      Dec 5, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Warsaw, Masovia
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cisco (Warsaw, Masovia)

      Interview

      e company has been criticized for poor management practices, including a lack of clear direction, ineffective communication, and inconsistent decision-making. Additionally, there have been frequent layoffs, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and instability among employees. This cycle of workforce reductions has not only impacted morale but has also placed additional pressure on the remaining staff to handle increased workloads with fewer resources.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How you see yourself in 5 years?
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      Senior Project Manager Interview

      May 11, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.
      Answer question

      Senior Product Manager Interview

      Jul 24, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chicago, IL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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).

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are 3 attributes of a good product manager?
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      Cisco interviews FAQs

      • Senior Product 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 Product 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 Product Manager according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  34%

        Phone interview:  26%

        Presentation:  8%

        Drug test:  8%

        Skills test:  8%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        Other:  5%

        Background check:  3%

        Personality test:  3%

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