Consulting Network Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Feb 2019
Interview
Interview process was relatively slow. It took me close to two months from my first interaction with a Cisco rep to finally getting an offer. This could be improved. But rest of it was very professional. They conducted interviews respecting our time. Panel was always on time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were on DHCP snooping, arp, native VLANs, EIGRP & BGP. Most were scenario based & if we have some hands on, one can easily answer these questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Feb 2019
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter via LinkedIn. First there was a phone call with the recruiter basically explaining the position. After your resume gets approved by the hiring manager you are selected to a technical interview. It was my first Webex interview and it last for an hour. It consisted of basic network concepts and it evolve to more specific questions related to the role. After a couple of weeks got a feedback from recruiter saying I wasn’t selected because I was not very confident at the interview although I have demonstrated I had the knowledge. Recruiter was very kind returning back with the feedback and leaving the door open for future positions. The whole process was very professional and organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Starts with basic OSI and TCP/IP knowledge and it goes deeper in the area you are applying for(R&S, Security, etc).
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Overal there is no process, they may take 1 interview or can have 3 interviews. For technical position generally 1 interview. And normally they ask for certification and special skill set.