I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Chennai) in Jan 2015
Interview
Simple behavioral questions, statistics and graphing knowledge is a must. Friendly interviewers. Make sure to come in formals and take your time when answering questions. Portfolios are not a must.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bronx, NY) in Jan 2014
Interview
physical interview one by one at their office. Great fit with the HR employees. Technical questions at the end. Average difficulty. No job offered at the end of the process.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2012
Interview
Largely phone, with extensive written excercise. Met with multiple team members. screened by recruiting firm. Written excercise took many hours to complete and was based on a lot of reference material. Hiring manager was available to discuss what the details of completing and submitting the excercise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Knowledge of company, background in business analysis, knowledge of unified computing marketplace, knowlege of IT services marketplace