I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Nov 2017
Interview
I had 3 online calls. The recruiters were all technical, security engineer who knew what they did.
First Round was Coding based, where I had to solve a coding problem on Google Docs within 30-45 minutes. After that, last 15 minutes was a bit technical question
Second Round was whole Technical, very deep in security from low level binaries to cryptography
Third Round was based on Resume, couple of behavioral and hard technical questions
Whole experience was very valuable for me, as it was the first technical interview in my life. My interviewer was nice and allowed me to take my time when answering. There were many technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the differences between an exploit and a vulnerability? At which OSI layer does a firewall operate?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Boston, MA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Met with CISO and discussed objectives for the group (after HR interview), met with the extended team to determine if I was a good fit. Team asked questions about my knowledge and what I could bring that is different or interesting.