I had a very, very bad experience with this company!
I applied for this position in December 2021, after hearing such good things over the years. I received the confirmation and an interview date request in mid-January 2022, which I immediately submitted. The hiring manager then requested a private interview outside of the interview process. However, he was on paternity leave, so I was required to wait until mid February 2022 to do so.
Following a 30 minute interview in February 2022 with the hiring manager, I was then required to participate in a further FIVE interviews, two with a newly-appointed Team Leader, two with fellow analysts within the role across the organisation and AGAIN with the hiring manager.
This interview process stretched from February 2022 to April 2022, with no guidance or information on the direction of the recruitment. After each interview, I allowed for at least a week before following up with the HR on the matter and was given very minimal guidance on the process. When conducting the interviews, all interviewers were incredibly out of the loop with the status of the onboarding and any other information related to the role. With a number of interviewers including the Team Lead, highlighting the fact that the hiring manager was making up all of the decisions as he goes along, with no plan or communication.
Following the last communication received at the end of April 2022, I practically let go of the prospect. I then received a call at the end of May 2022 from the HR asking if I would consider the position as a contractor, which I agreed to. Since then in June 2022, I have received no communication from the HR or any other member of the Cisco/AppDynamics recruiting team or otherwise!
Overall the process was VERY unorganised. I have successfully interviewed with other elite tech companies and have never seen such an unorganised company! It is VERY clear that the members of the team have ZERO confidence in the hiring manager's ability.
It is quite unfortunate as Cisco AppDynamics has always been reported to have a great work culture. However it seems that the company is surviving based on the former glory established by employees who have jumped ship to competitors. Quite a sad experience.
