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      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      Sep 5, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Nairobi
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Nairobi) in Mar 2015

      Interview

      It lasted about 30 mins and it was mostly behavioral questions and one or two technical ones. Take your time to think about the qns before answering them and you do just fine.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is meant by computer networking
      Answer question

      Other Associate Systems Engineer Interview Reviews for Cisco

      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      May 26, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Copenhagen, Capital Region
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco (Copenhagen, Capital Region)

      Interview

      First talking to recruiter, then a quick call answering some "technical questions". After which there were some exercises and a video to record on a topic. And the last step was a half day of interviews, roleplays and short exam on site

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      One of the onsite questions was to whiteboard a wireless network
      1 Answer

      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      May 18, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Cisco in Mar 2022

      Interview

      After a resume screen, a two minute voice recording explaining any Cisco technology that excites you and why. Next step was a virtual interview with a systems engineer. This consisted of behavioral and technical questions based on a previously specified Cisco product. Last stage was the Assessment Center and its three parts: Behavioral Interview, Technical Presentation, and Discovery Call Role Play.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why Cisco? Why sales? Name a failure.
      Answer question
      1

      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      May 15, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Amsterdam
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Amsterdam) in Apr 2020

      Interview

      Eerst was er een cv selectie. Na selectie was er een video interview waar je een aantal antwoorden op behavioral questions moest beantwoorden, bijv. vertel me over een keer dat je een moeilijk situatie had. Hoe heb je het opgelost? Na video interview was er een assessment centre, waar je een aantal rondes achter elkaar had.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Vertel over het project in je professionele carriere waar je het meest trots op bent.
      Answer question

      Cisco interviews FAQs

      • Associate Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Associate Systems Engineer roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 45 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 Associate Systems Engineer according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  22%

        Presentation:  18%

        Group panel interview:  13%

        One on one interview:  12%

        Background check:  11%

        Skills test:  11%

        Other:  6%

        Personality test:  4%

        Drug test:  2%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        13. Senior Manager(328) ;
        14. Director(326) ;
        15. Technical Lead(326) .


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