I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in May 2012
Interview
3 phone interviews lasting for 30 mins each. No F2F. Loved the team and work culture ...got along famously with my manager. UNFORTUNATELY - they had budget issues within 2 months of hiring me and they had to let me go.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Aug 2025
Interview
There were three rounds technical managerial and the last one was kind of hr where they ask you about your current offers and willingness to relocate and some questions regarding the company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me from your experience that how helpful is it to work in collaboration with other people in teams
a panel of 5 interviewers and there was a recruiter. I was interviewed individually. I first had an interview with the recruiter. I was placed in a meeting room. Followed by 5 interviewers 1 hour each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Business model and integration with external systems
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Feb 2024
Interview
It was very nice . Very polite. Agile process and sdlc question were asked. It was a good , great and an awesome experience. Overall it was a very good knowledge session.