The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Milpitas, CA) in Mar 2010
Interview
After initial screening from HR, it took almost 1 week to get the phone interview from Hiring Manager. And after 5 days they asked for the in-person interview. Mine interview schedule was as below,
1. HR Screening (20 mins)
2. Hiring Manager Phone Interview Technical (1 hr)
3. First Round in person interview Technical, met with 3 Senior Engineers, 1 Technical Lead, 1 hirining manager (4:30 Hrs)
4. Second Round in person Interview technical, met with 4 Senior Engineers, 1 hiring manager, 1 other manager, 1 hiring manager's manager (6 hrs) [though this was planned to be a 5 hrs interview, my hiring manager kept throwing problems at me as he was the last interviewer, it took 1 hour to solve and discuss the last problem what he gave to me. He himself took 1:30 hrs of interview :) meanwhile he kept asking if I am ok for another 15 minutes :) ]
5. Origin Country Background check since my passport was not US passport (asked for documents)
6. Background check in US (asked for documents)
7. Employment Verification and employment background check (hiring manager contacted 4-5 references by phone)
8. Negotiation (took 3-4 days in negotiation itself)
9. Acceptance of offer
10. H-1B Visa transfer
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
most of them where data structure and OS questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in Jun 2019
Interview
Total Interview process took 3 rounds. One phone screen with basic c coding and os questions. Then one c programming interview on phone. then 6 video interviews focusing on os, comp arch, assembly language, algorithms and projects based on resume and got an offer in a week.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Interview was easy and hiring manager set a clear expectation of what he was looking for that role and responsibilities. 3 rounds of interview was done and there were coding questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what was the toughest challenges faced in my previous projects and how did i resolve them?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Champaign, IL) in Sept 2016
Interview
Very relaxed. Went straight to technical questions regarding work on my resume (lots of C and x86 programming). Whole thing was about 45 minutes, made sure to answer past what he asked to show the depth of my answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference between process and thread? How does malloc and calloc work?