The hiring process at Cisco takes an average of 46 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for CSM had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Intern Field Sales roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Hiring process is very organised. Will have medium numbers of rounds. Technical strength is what they check. HR is mere a formality. Should be technically strong in the areas they expect for that particular job. Type of questions and generosity depends on the interviewer. There can be 2-5 tech rounds and one HR round.
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Question 1
In my interview, it was all about data structures and they check for strength in data structures like linked lists, hash tables and search optimization.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Amsterdam) in Oct 2010
Interview
De eerste communicatie ging via andere verkoopmensen in Cisco terwijl ik werkte voor een partnerorganisatie. Er werd contact met me opgenomen (in 1997) en ik had 1-2 interviews met de landsmanager, personneelszaken, denk ik. Destijds een heel simpel en rechtlijnig proces, alhoewel personeelszaken meer administratief is.