The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2010
Interview
Initially I went to the career fair in my university and got my 10 minute in person interview with one of the recruiters. Next I got a phone call for another on campus screening interview which was pretty easy considering, my interviewer was not paying any attention to anything I was saying, he just asked me questions straight from my resume and was chatting away on the chat client on his laptop. After that I got invited for onsite interview which took whole day, Cisco flew me to the San Jose where for 1 straight day I had 5 behavioral interviews and 1 technical. Overall technical questions were stupid easy, like what is AJAX, etc.
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 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