The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2010
Interview
Initial phone interview with Sr. Engineer.
On-site interviews with 6 people (2 managers, 2 Tech Leads, 2 Sr. Engineers).
They asked about my prior experiences and the reasons for leaving previous jobs.
Everyone seemed nice and friendly, and the working environment was excellent.
The only letdown in the whole interview process was dealing with HR people. Simply they don't follow up.
I had to contact 2 days before the interview to setup a travel arrangement. Constantly reminded them to process my travel reimbursement. Called and emailed them several times to get the response.
They are NOT proactive at all.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Brief screening at university Career Fair, then one 1-hour on-campus interview consisted of a few not-too-technical and situation questions, about my resume, school projects, and outside experience. I was interviewed by 2 Sr. Engineers.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
They gave me a CAD schematic. Then, asked me to draw top view, front view, & side view.
Have insulator A and insulator B. A is better than B but more expensive. You are trying to insulate this pipe. Which insulator would you pick and why? (can be either one or combination)
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cisco (Phoenix, AZ) in May 2013
Interview
Initial interview was at a career fair. Then one interview with hiring manager. Then 4-5 interviews with the team. All behavioral questions. Mainly mechanical engineers and project managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you communicate with people that have limited English skills?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in July 2011
Interview
- day long, lunch with the hiring manager
- meet several engineers and answer technical questions.
- questions are almost always skill based.
- called back for a second set of questioning with program management and directors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- describe your current role?
- show me some examples of what you've done in the past?