I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Berkeley, CA) in July 2018
Interview
This company reached out to me on LinkedIn to apply to a specific position. I applied to the position and messaged my recruiter telling her I did so but did not hear back for multiple weeks. I contacted her again and she told me that she had forgotten about me. I was then given an interview and the first round went really well, she told me that she would pass me along to the head of the departments at three different locations and we would have one interview with all 3 of them. I did not hear back for weeks, I followed up, did not hear back. Followed up again, and finally she responded saying they haven’t gotten back to her about the interview. I followed up many times after to hear and she completely ignored me and never responded to me again. Most unprofessional experience ever. Do not recommend.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Durham, NC) in Feb 2026
Interview
It's a 3-round interview where the first one is a recruiter, followed by technical and HR. The hiring process is slow but fair and interactive. The initial round is so basic, like just trying to know the profile and flexibility, waiting on the next ones.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Cisco? What's so special about it?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2024
Interview
Interviewer was nice and willing to answer questions. Was asked to introduce myself, answer a couple of behavioral questions, and asked a few resume-specific questions. A couple of SQL questions and questions about statistical concepts, pertaining to the Central Limit Theorem and p-values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you explain the Central Limit Theorem to someone who is not familiar with statistics?
They take the interview seriously, they are nice, they consider the experience value, they consider the knowledge of it and offer courses for more knowledge and experience. Giving us helps and guidance when starting a new job.