I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Sydney) in Apr 2017
Interview
I first had a 20 minute phone call. They asked basic network questions and maybe a few behaviour question. e.g. of behavioural question being when was a time when you had to work as a team? Networking question example is what is DDoS?
The assessment centre interview went pretty well until the technical question came along. They asked what you can do to find out why the new router that was implemented is not working correctly. I was unprepared, involved subnetting. First part of interview was team-work, then it was technical question, and finally panel interview asking behavioural questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What you can do to find out why the new router that was implemented is not working correctly? Solve it on the board with the diagram that's showing the network on there
I applied online, heard back with in a week, initial recruiter screening, manager interview, technical panel interview, then manager interview again. Technical was a mix of fundamentals and a couple of pretty challenging ones to know off the top your head.
Very casual, unorganised interview. Interviewers talked for the majority and had no idea who I was before the interview i.e. didnt review my CV or experience. Any questions seemed very odd the cuff and unrelated to the job in question.
Very thorough and detailed. Expect in depth questions and be ready with reasonings. I did find it difficult at some points but overall i did prepare well. If you remember your past experiences and concepts you won’t find it that much difficult.