I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2016
Interview
I was probably underqualified for this job so I'm not surprised that I didn't get it; I was surprised that they proceeded to the interview nonetheless. In the end, I was hoping that they'd keep me in mind for a more appropriate position, but so far I have not heard anything.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked several different times about my ability to work with people of different cultures; enough so that I suspected they'd been through difficulties in that group with racism or xenophobes etc. and wanted to avoid a repeat.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Very good process... in depth and met with several leaders and project team members. Good experience, and the team was reall welcoming. Highly recommend as a place to work and build a career.
Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
There are about 3 rounds with the last round being 3-4 interviews. I began with a phone screening then moved to next round, with all different. Last round were 3 behavioral with one presentation