I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Allahabad) in Sep 2016
Interview
Cisco visited to our college for 6 months Software Engineering Intern position with provision of full time if you perform well during your internship period. I got nice feedback from my mentor so they converted me to full-time employee.
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Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
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.