I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Saint Louis, MO) in Nov 2021
Interview
Recruiter contacted me called me and asked me if I wanted to proceed for an interview. I said yes, then I had a video interview with the hiring manager. It was a bunch of technical questions but no coding assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about data structures Big O notation and some cybersecurity
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
There were total 4 rounds.
1st Round was an online assessment comprising of 2 coding problems and 10 MCQs. Time allotted was 1 hr.
Next 3 rounds were online interviews.
2nd round: Technical Interview
3rd Round: Managerial Interview
4th Round: HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
DSA problems, OOPs, questions on the projects that were mentioned in the resume
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
4 interviews- 3 tech rounds+1 hr round
Questions were easy. A couple of competitive programming questions followed by resume grinding. 2 interviews were based on systems design, resume projects, etc. HR interview was short, involving question of location preference and company knowledge.
Technical undergraduate intern applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical undergraduate intern roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Technical undergraduate intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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