I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Cisco in Jun 2016
Interview
Smooth, step by step: First HR informed the salary and next steps of hiring process. Then technical interview with twi double ccies and last verbal interview with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you ask first when you consult a service provider customer (assume that they want to set up a new network from scratch)
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Feb 2015
Interview
In detail interview
Need to know all basic technology in your domain
Need to have expert level knowledge in specific domain
Communications and interpersonal skills are must
customer facing experience
Troubleshooting skills
OSPF protocol
Voice and wireless experinece is a plus
Generally 4 to 5 rounds
Different employees assess for technical skills , collaboration skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Routing and swithcing all concepts
BGP, MPLS,
QOS
HSRP
SDN, Nexus DC
Security
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Trichy) in Aug 2016
Interview
4 rounds + written online test. 2 technical 1 managerial 1 HR round. the recruitment process went for whole day. u should have strong knowledge of networks and coding skills are not that important for this interview process.