I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Got through the campus hiring. Asked about C and data structures. The questions were good and not very difficult. one Aptitude question was also asked. Had a technical interview followed by managerial interview and HR interview.
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Milpitas, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
1. Call with recruiter
2. Technical interview 1 (coding)
3. Onsite interview
3a. Technical interview 2 (logic, dsa)
3b. Technical interview 3 (look at code, talk about your projects)
3c. Hiring manager interview (look through past Github projects)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the interview with the hiring manager, they pulled up my Github and started asking me questions about a project I had previously done.
Questions on DSA and basic Operating Systems and networking questions. Also, there was a behavioral round that covered all from my resume and gave to situations to respond accordingly. I got the interview call through GHC and it had only 2 interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on DSA and basic Operating Systems and networking questions.
I successfully completed the online assessment, demonstrating proficiency in all questions and test cases. However, there has been no communication or update on the interview process from the company since.