I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
it's on campus for summer intern, no technical interview, it is one to one, the other side might be human resource, not like an engineer. she asked me very general non-technical questions, not challenger, maybe they focus on whether you are a good team player?
Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Cisco
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.