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      Systems Administrator Interview

      Jun 22, 2010
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA

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      Systems Administrator Interview

      Jun 5, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Waldorf, MD
      No offer
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (San Francisco, CA) in May 2010

      Interview

      Process started with a relaxed phone interview from a recruiter. Pretty basic questions about my background and what I like. Phone interview with the Hiring Manager was next. Questions were about my background, why I left my previous company, and other questions to gauge my thought process. Next was a phone interview with a team mate of the position that I applied for. Questions involved my knowledge and interests in Databases. None of the questions were hard. More leaning towards figuring out my interest in DBA work and compatibility. Next I was called in for an on-site interview. Each of the team members took turns interviewing me. Questions were a mix of technical questions and questions about how i would handle certain situations. Interviews lasted half a day. Each of the team members were really nice and gracious. Roughly four weeks later, i was told that the position that I applied for was no longer open due to BU needs.

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      Question 1

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      2 Answers
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Waldorf, MD)

      Interview

      Awesome it was a great experience to work with cisco as they offer many people opportunities to showcase themselves.Skills and certifications your team should get next with training mapped to NIST and NICE Frameworks.

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      Systems Administrator Interview

      Jul 20, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Columbia, SC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Columbia, SC) in May 2024

      Interview

      Interview was very laid back. Like a conversation. There were times we started talking about other things and had to get back to the interview. We did a lot of laughing.

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      Systems Administrator Interview

      Oct 31, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      San Jose, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2018

      Interview

      Found the job via 3rd party recruiter, had phone interview then onsite interview with the manager and then one of his employees. I ended up getting the offer, but it sure did take a long time from the offer date to the start date (almost a month).

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Was asked some advanced linux commands
      1 Answer