I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Durham, NC) in Jan 2014
Interview
In the university career fair, the recruiter asked some projects on my resume and asked what language do I use mostly, and asked some questions related to operating systems.
The recruiter also introduced what they do in daily life, and tell me about their recruiting plan, cisco's hardware team has been moved to Shanghai.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about memory system in the linux system? How does it manager the memory?
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