I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco in Jan 2015
Interview
Campus interview. Interviewer was definitely out of the zone. Was not in the mood for any rubbish talk. Asked straight technical questions. The hiring process was definitely straightforward but the interview was difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you implement Agile methodology at your workplace?
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
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.