They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bangalore Rural) in Aug 2022
Interview
The interview process typically involves multiple stages to assess technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and cultural fit. The process often begins with a recruiter screening to evaluate your resume, experience, and basic technical knowledge. You'll likely have one or more technical interviews with Cisco engineers. These sessions delve deeper into your technical skills, problem-solving approach, and how you apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios. For more senior roles, there might be a system design interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. Find the kth largest element in an unsorted array.
Q. Find the minimum window in a string that contains all characters of another string.
Q. Given n non-negative integers representing an elevation map, compute how much water it can trap after raining.
Q. Partition a string into the minimum number of palindromic substrings.
Q. Determine whether a given set can be partitioned into two subsets with equal sum.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment