I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX) in Jan 2016
Interview
Referred by a friend. Several phone interviews with hiring manager, including assignment to assess a newly deployed system. Following phone interviews, met hiring manager in person, then was flown to meet additional members of the Engineering team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What are your strengths? Why are you looking for a change? What kind of Manager do you prefer working with?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2022
Interview
The process at Cisco, like most big companies is very laborious. They recruiters do not provide much information and you have to continue to chase them to get feedback or updates.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Tucson, AZ) in Jan 2020
Interview
Smooth process, took more than a month to finish. multiple rounds.
Greater chance of getting interview through connections.
Multiple people on the team will interview to check various aspects of behavioral and scenario based questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in program management?
Why would you like to work for Cisco?