I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Raleigh, NC)
Interview
I spoke with a recruiter (first interview), the hiring manager and member of the team (second interview), and a senior manager.
The interviews went well, but they were looking for someone with Sharepoint experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about Cisco?
What are some of your hobbies?
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
The interview process was pretty standard, but very long and drawn out. In the end, I was verbally offered the role by both the recruiter and hiring manager in three separate phone conversations. After waiting for multiple weeks and my email follow-up being ignored, the recruiter let me know they would be making an offer to an internal candidate, and tried to claim they had never made me a verbal offer. The way the situation was handled was incredibly disappointing and does not give me confidence that this is a company anyone would want to work for.
Process was great. Very smooth. Interview questions were more abstract- a bit more difficult than what I am used to. 3-4 interviews to get to the last person. Recruiters email you back with their decision quickly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe what your role is and why you want to work for Cisco.