I applied through university. I interviewed at Cisco (New Delhi) in Aug 2017
Interview
Cisco came to my college for campus recruitment process for the profile of network engineer under Technical Services department. 4 rounds of interview
first two rounds were a mix of technical, behavioral and managerial questions, 3rd round was purely HR and the fourth round was just concerning details about whether willing to work in shift and to relocate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly Networking Based Question - Different Protocols
About TCP, Ethernet,Different types of Switches
Technical questions concerning projects mentioned in resume
general included- to provide a layout/design for a hospital's working, to find the count of word 'data' from a file with multiple pages like a book and all occurences of word whether in uppercase or otherwise have to be considered
HR question included- One thing that you really like and in detail discussion about that
A puzzle- to find the 3 fastest horses from among 25, given only 5 can race at once because only 5 tracks.
Strengths and weaknesses etc.
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.