Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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The first round was online test which had difficult coding questions based on graphs .MCQ were based on predict the output questions,networking (especially from IP addressing) and aptitude. 1 or 2 Logical questions were also asked.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco in Jun 2022
Interview
Calm and serene interviewer, supportive and asked more about my projects mentioned in my resume. I was asked about one of my projects and the questions were more on how I approached the whole process and not the tech itself. Then he asked me a simple puzzle. He then moved on to ask which was my favorite language.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you find the no of nodes in a Linked-List without traversing it?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco (Mysore) in Jun 2022
Interview
It consisted of the aptitude-coding test: Aptitute and logical reasoning, coding came from the concept of graphs, followed by technical, Managerial, and HR round.
With proper preparation, it can be cleared.
Thank You
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structure Basics, My projects,OOPs and Database concepts etc