I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Charlotte, NC) in Jan 2022
Interview
3 rounds -first round was just a short video submission explaining why you want to work for Cisco in this role -second round was 30 min interview with CSAP manager -final round was 30 min interview, 15-20 min presentation, and 15-20 min role play.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is your greatest achievement? tell me about a conflict with colleague?
It was pretty generic, they asked a lot about times id worked in a team, asked about my technical background. Helps to know about their tech, maybe skim the ccna
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One time i worked in a team with unhelpful colleagues
1. video-based interview
2. quick HR call
3. Role-play
Overall the process is good, you have to be confident and prepare the visual presentation with the structure and mainly - asking the right questions for identifying the best solution
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Amsterdam)
Interview
It was good but very lengthy. I had 6 interviews and the process took a long time. Many different stakeholders. Last interview was a panel interview with role play which lasted about an hour
CSAP 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 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for CSAP roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 CSAP according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Other: 6%
Drug test: 6%
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