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).
It was a smooth process. Since I was an immediate joiner, process took place in a day. First written hackerrank round and then 2 TR, 1 MR,1 HR round.They ask about the project and coding questions..
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX) in Mar 2023
Interview
1)HR call 2)call with team member and manager on interview specifics and requirements 3) 2hour group call with 6 engineers testing skills on Linux , testing , networking , firewalls
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) describe packet flow in a network diagram (with firewalls) consisted of multiple switches and routers 2) vms and containers kernel working details 3)kubernetes architecture and deployment commands 4) BGP attributes and questions specific to prefixes
Good interview process. The process is pretty simple and straightforward. Few individual interviews with various managers and team members. The team member interviews weren't high-pressure. I will say the manager and high-up interviews required more preparation.