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      Program Manager Interview

      Feb 14, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in Jun 2021

      Interview

      The interview process consisted of 3 parts: #1 Phone screen by recruiter, #2 Zoom interview with 6 people and #3 Final interview with the Director. The process took about 1-2 weeks.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe difficult situation with team.
      Answer question

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      Program Manager Interview

      Jun 16, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Austin, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX)

      Interview

      3 rounds. Group. Complete task assessment in the interview. Very easy start up vibes. going but task awhile for them to get back to you. Very fun place to work

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are your favorite hobbies
      Answer question

      Program Manager Interview

      Jun 11, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco

      Interview

      I completed all the interview rounds [5] and felt the process was progressing well. Unfortunately, I never received any follow-up or closure—just silence. Cisco, you can and should do better. A company with your reputation ought to uphold higher standards of communication and professionalism.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you get buy-in from stakeholders?
      Answer question

      Program Manager Interview

      Jun 9, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Shanghai, Shanghai
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Apr 2025

      Interview

      HR reached to me and have berief and shor conversation, then 2 rounds interviews will be scheduled, total 4 person and overall schedule is really smooth but no feedback till now, no doubt, I am rejected by them

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How to handle project delayed situation
      1 Answer
      1

      Cisco interviews FAQs

      • Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 76 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 Program Manager according to 76 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  28%

        One on one interview:  24%

        Background check:  11%

        Group panel interview:  10%

        Skills test:  8%

        Presentation:  6%

        Drug test:  6%

        Personality test:  3%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

        Other:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(3687) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(1005) ;
        3. Program Manager(621) ;
        4. Project Manager(606) ;
        5. Account Manager(596) ;
        6. Network Consulting Engineer(498) ;
        7. Systems Engineer(464) ;
        8. Network Engineer(449) ;
        9. Technical Consulting Engineer(422) ;
        10. Business Analyst(413) ;
        11. Technical Leader(352) ;
        12. Product Manager(329) ;
        13. Senior Manager(328) ;
        14. Director(326) ;
        15. Technical Lead(326) .


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