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 process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Ottawa, ON) in Mar 2019
Interview
Called and scheduled the interview. Introduced myself twice for different teams, tech questions, basic algorithm, linked list manipulation.
Interview goes in a very weird atmosphere. interviewers discuss their work loudly in front of interviewee. It is understandable that you are very proud of working here, but I did not see any other interviewers from other companies behave like that in an interview to show their superiority to the interviewee.
It feels like from the beginning of interview, they are trying to give you the reason of not hiring you. Are they trying to waste all of us’ time?
Very bad experience and bad impression.
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment