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Phone Screening: - they tell you a bit about Cisco Meraki - ask basic screening questions - What is DHCP, IP static routing, DNS, ICMP, Traceroute? -usually tell you right there if your moving to the next interview Technical Interview: - STUDY STUDY STUDY (go over some troubleshooting scenarios before this interview) - if a client calls and their computer is not turning on, what would the troubleshooting process look like for that? - If you are searching up something in a browser and it shows you an error message (no specific type of error message), what could that be? - If you have printed something to a printer and the printer has no received the information, what should you do? - Shown a topology with 2 PCs connected to a Switch's ports through f/a cables.... When PC-A pings PC-B, what will happen and how will the PCs be able to communicate. Final Interview: - This is not a technical interview so take a deep breath and relax lol (6-7 questions) - It is important to stay very relaxed and open in this interview because you are going to be talking about your character - Tell me about a time where you had to ask a question to a higher up or co-worker and what did you learn from it? (Be very detailed, you'll think they do not want to hear every little detail but they do!) - When given a task you are unsure of, what steps do you take to complete that task? (they want to know if you are willing to collab with co-workers and ask questions) - Tell me about a time when your workplace or professional environment went through a change you did not agree with or was unexpected. (Be smart about this answer! I answered when I had to switch from being remote to on-site after COVID) - Tell me about a time where there was a client or person who was struggling with something, and how did you handle the situation? - Tell me about a protocol or rule at work that was hard to understand, and how did you adapt to it?
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Network Support Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Meraki

3.8★
Apr 6, 2022

Phone Screening: - they tell you a bit about Cisco Meraki - ask basic screening questions - What is DHCP, IP static routing, DNS, ICMP, Traceroute? -usually tell you right there if your moving to the next interview Technical Interview: - STUDY STUDY STUDY (go over some troubleshooting scenarios before this interview) - if a client calls and their computer is not turning on, what would the troubleshooting process look like for that? - If you are searching up something in a browser and it shows you an error message (no specific type of error message), what could that be? - If you have printed something to a printer and the printer has no received the information, what should you do? - Shown a topology with 2 PCs connected to a Switch's ports through f/a cables.... When PC-A pings PC-B, what will happen and how will the PCs be able to communicate. Final Interview: - This is not a technical interview so take a deep breath and relax lol (6-7 questions) - It is important to stay very relaxed and open in this interview because you are going to be talking about your character - Tell me about a time where you had to ask a question to a higher up or co-worker and what did you learn from it? (Be very detailed, you'll think they do not want to hear every little detail but they do!) - When given a task you are unsure of, what steps do you take to complete that task? (they want to know if you are willing to collab with co-workers and ask questions) - Tell me about a time when your workplace or professional environment went through a change you did not agree with or was unexpected. (Be smart about this answer! I answered when I had to switch from being remote to on-site after COVID) - Tell me about a time where there was a client or person who was struggling with something, and how did you handle the situation? - Tell me about a protocol or rule at work that was hard to understand, and how did you adapt to it?

Why Cisco? How did you find this job position? What are your hobbies? Give me an example of a situation where you had a disagreement with a colleague and how did you solve the issue? What is Docker? (They also asked some questions about the product of the presentation)
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Network Engineer Summer

Interviewed at Cisco

4.1★
Mar 11, 2021

Why Cisco? How did you find this job position? What are your hobbies? Give me an example of a situation where you had a disagreement with a colleague and how did you solve the issue? What is Docker? (They also asked some questions about the product of the presentation)

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