I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jan 2012
Interview
It is average difficulty with 4 rounds of technical interviews. Fully technical with no behavirial questions asked. Interviewers were friendly and expected to write compiled and working code. Mostly on Networking and C. Function pointers, Call back functions in compare routines, pointers were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Call back functions in compare routines, pointers were asked. Algorithms and few data structure questions asked. MPLS, VLAN related questions.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Rigorous process with several engineers & managers. Several technical & managerial questions were asked. Technical questions dealt with both wired & wireless networking and also mesh network technology.
Interview was conducted over a period of several days with both teams from the wired and wireless networking divisions and also involved an in depth discussion with the Test Director.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cisco in Feb 2014
Interview
It was good , focused on basics of networking , compute and storage. The interviewers were very cooperative and helpful . If you do not now an answer do not bluff , just mention that you do not know .