I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Your best option is to be referred by a current employee, especially one that personally knows the hiring manager. That is what helped me get the initial interview with the recruiter. Interview process took nearly two months. Please be prepared for a long process. I had 7 face-to-face interviews in one day.
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I don't recall a difficult question but the interview process was lengthy. I had 7 face-to-face interviews in one day.
I had a call with a Recruiter (super nice).
Moved to the interview with the hiring manager. The person was no interested at all. I felt she was only checking a box from her to do list.
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Regular questions about my experience. As I mentioned, hiring manager was not engaged at all.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco (Raleigh, NC) in Oct 2021
Interview
I interviewed with 3 different people, one being the hiring manager. Each interview was 30 minutes long and mostly a back and forth conversation. I was offered the role 1 day after my last interview.
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Mostly about my background in the role and any specific projects I had worked on.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
Multiples interviews starting with the hiring manager, 4 team members and a final discussion with the hiring manager. Quick process with the constant involvement of the recruiter who kept me posted about the different stages of the process.
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Overall career and academic path as well as applicability to the job