I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in May 2013
Interview
This was a contract position so I was initially contacted by a recruiter for a typical basic first interview to discuss my resume. The recruiter reached out to me for a position I applied for online. He called me the same day I submitted it.
The hiring manager was very busy so it was still another couple weeks before the next interview was setup. I attended a one-time in person interview with one person I was to work alongside and the other interview was with the hiring manager. Each interview was roughly 30 minutes long.
The first of the 2 interviews included questions mainly revolving around my resume and then he/she asked why I would be a good fit. It was a list of about 10 questions or so. Then he/she gave me the opportunity to ask my own questions. Once complete she sent in the hiring manager.
The questions from the hiring manager were similar... I asked my questions. Then we chatted the rest of the time. It seemed like they were looking for a good personality to match the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you were approached by an irritate co-worker? How would you handle it?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Very simple interview process that involved a phone screening and more detailed interview. This was just to get to know the candidate and match personality with company culture. Very similar to most first round phone screens. Very positive experience and extremely nice interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time that you had to work on a team and what type of team to do you like to work on?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2010
Interview
I joined the Finance Rotation Program for Undergrad. It consisted of 1 phone interview, and 1 onsite interview. Questions were not technical, but rather more behavioral. Wanted to see why I was interested in Finance and Cisco in general.