I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2015
Interview
Telephone interview for a position working remotely. Interview was one hour long with three interviewers. The interviewers were immediately confrontational and dismissive of my previous experience, as if they had already knew they were not going to hire me. This was not what i was expecting, because two years earlier i had interviewed with Cisco (for a different department, different people), and they had made me a nice offer after only talking with two people. (I did not accept because i took another job.)
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
The asked a very specific question about JAX-RS, something about how a certain annotation is used.
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment