I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Cisco in Nov 2022
Interview
Well-structured process and good communication with the Company. Excellent and polite recruiter. Managers well prepared and passionate about the company and what they do. Most of them are in the Company for a long period.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Which of Cisco product's did you like the most? Q: Why technology? Q: Why Cisco?
Multiple problem statements are provided in my case 3 were provided and you have to come up with a solution with all the details such as how you would approach the problem, your research, limitations, etc. If you submit your PPT you will qualify this round as the only requirement is to submit it here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We will have some basic questions for R&S CCNA/NP level stuff. We will also have some questions about what ever tech you are going for. ACI may ask you about virtualization, API's, vxlan etc...but if you never used ACI it's ok. Knowing how to perform under pressure and troubleshooting skills are paramount. We may ask for examples of issues you have resolved and the steps to fix it.
Very lengthy. Six round interview process, each of which challenging different intellectual concepts with a unique set of panelists for each from different departments. Some question-based, some memory, and others real-world hypotheticals.
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Question 1
They provided a 25-page white paper regarding a technical concept. I was then given 30 minutes to review this, understand the literature, and memorize key components. Following this, the panel asked questions related to the material.
I applied through college or university. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Ciudad de Mexico)
Interview
Internship. Acuden a las universidades y dan platicas, te hacen al final un examen de las capas del modelo OSI. Despues esperas por varios meses hasta que hay una llamada para entrar al programa, se hacen dos entrevistas mas una para explicar un tema de alguna tecnologia que te pidan y otra sobre el perfil. Al entrar te dan los lineamientos de las actividades a realizar (certificaciones CCNA y CCNP) en 3 meses, si no se cumplen en el tiempo que te piden sales del programa. Pasados 6 meses, si se cumplieron todas las actividades, test psicometricos y certificaciones te pueden hacer una oferta.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
En la inicial se enfocan en que demuestres conocimiento basico del modelo OSI. La interaccion entre las capas, que es DHCP, como funciona internet, etc.
Technical Support Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Support Engineer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Support Engineer according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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