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 online. I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX)
Interview
The Cisco Security Engineer interview process typically involves multiple stages: an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone or video interview focusing on security fundamentals, hands-on problem-solving, and behavioral questions, followed by an onsite or virtual loop assessing technical skills, threat modeling, incident response, and cultural fit. Candidates may also face scenario-based questions on network security, vulnerability management, and cloud security.
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Question 1
What is your experience with detection engineering? Automation?
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2024
Interview
Was quite simple, had an oa and then interview was asked 2 leetcode mediums and some questions about my background, was overall quite easy to pass if you have studied leetcode and also practiced many problems
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what were some of my interests, they asked questions about my projects on resume
Technical round went for 1 hour. It started with explanation for the presentation submitted in ideathon round followed by questions relating to my solution and then resume based questions and some network troubleshooting questions. Interviewer was very well behaved and was highly motivating.
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Question 1
How do you troubleshoot if your internet connection goes down?