I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, San Jose) in Oct 2021
Interview
Expect at least 3 interviews. In each you will be given practical hypothetical scenarios that will put your experience to the test. Of course those will test your knowledge too, but your soft skills are the hidden motivations of the questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In each interview, you will be asked for different things, as a minimum they will ask you about: risk management, stakeholder management, building and tracking schedules
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Very good process... in depth and met with several leaders and project team members. Good experience, and the team was reall welcoming. Highly recommend as a place to work and build a career.
Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
There are about 3 rounds with the last round being 3-4 interviews. I began with a phone screening then moved to next round, with all different. Last round were 3 behavioral with one presentation