Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.3 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 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Architect roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Architect according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
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Core Java Web services Database Memory issues Some standard questions. Not too complex.
It takes a long time. 2+ months. Some of the managerial rounds are for name sake, but some of them are technical as well.
I had 6 rounds of interview.
First round was a written test
Second round was a technical interview
Third was another technical interview with an architect
Fourth was a managerial interview
Fifth was another senior technical level interview
Finally, the HR interview
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Straight to the point, very technical with questions on Performance issues in Liferay Portal and how to resolve them. The interveiw lasted for barely 30 minutes, but was to the point. Decision made right away with the feed back in less than 1/2 hour after the interview.