Cisco Interview Questions
The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.
- Very Negative
- Negative
- Neutral
- Positive
- Very Positive
The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.
- Very Easy
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Very Difficult
The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.
Interview Questions & Answers - Cisco Examples
Cisco LIFT Interview - Financial Services
1) Informational, talking with HR. Explaining the LiFT program (Leaders in Finance and Tech). Walk me through your resume.
2) Walk me through your resume. Talk me through your resume. Few technical questions on accounting. (accrual)
3) Talking with Head of program. Information.
intern Interview - Strategy
What is your biggest weakness? ...
What salary do you think you deserve? ...
Why should I hire you? ...
What didn't you like about your last job? ...
Where do you see yourself in three to five years?
Although these questions were hard ultimately i did not think that they were anything that anyone couldnt handle. They were all asked in a group setting though which made this intresting. Just try to avoid being to irrational.
Business analyst Intern Interview - Operations
Associate Interview - Generalist
Corporate Finance Associate Interview - Corporate Finance
I talked about how I would be a good fit and that I was confident that I could find an opportunity in corporate finance. But, if I absolutely couldn't - I told my interviewer that I would find a role that both analytical and strategic - since that fits my background well given my investment banking experience. I would either go into business operations or corporate development.
Associate Systems Engineer Interview - Sales Associate Program
After making it past the first round, I was invited to a Skype interview with one of their current ASEs. It consisted of some behavioral questions, some technical questions about Cloud technology (e.g., what are some of the risks associated with moving to cloud computing?) as well as one quick brainteaser. I completely overthought the brainteaser question, but was able to send a follow-up email to the interviewer giving a better and more succinct answer to the question.
After this, I was invited to their superday at their office in Raleigh, where I was asked to prepare several things:
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Technical Assessment
This will be a 15 minute Technical Assessment to assess your ability to understand technical concepts. It will cover topics fundamental to Cisco's business including core (routing and switching) and architectures for business transformation (borderless networks, collaboration, and data center/virtualization). You will have 15 minutes to answer 10 multiple choice questions.
Interview
This will be a 30 minute individual interview with the assessors consisting of managers from the Field Sales Organization, Cisco Sales Associates Program, Human Resources as well as other organizations within Cisco.
Role Play - Discovery and Initial Proposal Meeting
The Discovery and Initial Proposal Meeting will be a 20 minute role play you will conduct with your assessors.
The documents listed below will provide you with valuable information to prepare for the Role Play. We strongly encourage you to read through the following information.
Presentation
Come prepared to deliver a 10 minute presentation to your assessors on the topic listed in the Presentation Brief. No laptops will be allowed, but hand-outs are welcome.
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I was given documents and materials to prepare for each, and the interview lasted all day: from 8-5. The interviewers were all very nice and willing to answer all of my questions, and in one of my interviewers they even asked to see a short film I entered in a contest that I included on my resume.
My tips: Practice your behavioral questions. Get a solid 10 stories that are easily adaptable to several situations. Other than that, have your technical questions down SOLID. Although they do have a strong training program, they want experts in networking. If you haven't taken a class on networking, I would memorize their manual from front to back. Other than that, be yourself and be likable - they want to have people who fit well with the company culture and who can face clients without losing face for the company. One mistake I made: In the role-play, I was asked repeatedly to give a price estimate for one of their services, even after saying I wasn't sure. They pushed, and I gave in: I guessed. DON'T DO THIS. Don't say anything unless you're ABSOLUTELY sure (in the roleplay at least). This was the biggest feedback item I was given. They don't want you giving clients false information.
I was contacted about two weeks later (after about 2.5 months of the interview process) to say I had been given an offer. I rejected it to teach abroad. Best of luck to anyone applying, it's a great program!
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