-Had phone interview with current Systems Engineering in the field. The interviewer basically asked questions to test you psychologically and your thinking abilities. Nothing technical - more common sense stuff. -Had to make a 2 minute video presentation about Cisco's Flip Video Camera and post it on YouTube for the interviewers to see. -Day long interview/assessment at RTP's campus. 1.) Technical Interview - Since I had some qualifications already, my interviewer didn't ask me any stupid questions (like OSI models or what is a router/sw.) I basically had a conversation with him explaining what I know about networking and drawing topologies on the board. He/she did ask several trick questions to make me second guess myself so watch out for that. Either you know or you don't. Don't pretend to know it. - I passed. -- So if you have networking credentials already, don't expect them to ask you baby questions. Brush up on your networking knowledge. -- If you have NO networking experience, they will give you a booklet to read. UNDERSTAND the key concepts. Do additional research. 2.) Sales Simulation - talk to a pretend client and advising the client on a Cisco product. Create the relationship. Find customer's business needs. Close the meeting. BAM! 3.) Tech Presentation - Present for the 10 minutes. Answer questions they have. They will ask you questions you should have covered in your research. i.e. "explain this topic in less than 10 words." -- If you don't know a REALLY good answer for that, then you probably still don't know what you're talking about. Advice: - Be yourself - Say what you KNOW is right (don't BS) - Smile, be friendly This is a very rigorous interview process. They want to look for candidates with confidence, great interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities. Got the offer. Everything is non-negotiable :-/ but it's a really awesome deal. Doesn't get any better than this at Cisco. GL Mates!

First talking to recruiter, then a quick call answering some "technical questions". After which there were some exercises and a video to record on a topic. And the last step was a half day of interviews, roleplays and short exam on site