I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2015
Interview
Phone screening followed by video interview. Very laid back and straight-forward process. No trick questions. Interviewed by two managers via their video conferencing app WebEx. Received an offer the weekend after interview. However, took 3 months to land the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Cisco?
Tell me what you know about Cisco?
Current industry trends?
General behavioural questions, example of leading teams etc.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Chicago, IL)
Interview
3 interviews. All over the phone and webex. Now they are leveraging video more and more. xxx. xxx. xxx. xxx. If they are in a hurry to fill a position it will go very quickly. The headcount can open and close frequently depending on the job market and economy.
It was a Standard interview process. After I applied online, a recruiter followed up and scheduled a phone interview. Thw next step was a half day in person interview.