Software Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer I roles take an average of 8 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 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Engineer I according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Presentation: 25%
Background check: 25%
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Came on campus.
Had a written round after the ppt. The written round consisted of around 15-20 aptitude, 15 electronics based questions, 15-20 C/DS/OS/Networking questions. In total there were 50 questions.
Dint clear the written round. There were three rounds of interviews. The interviews are not very tough from what i heard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Electronics questions were not expected in the written round.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2010
Interview
College recruitment. Interviewed by senior managers. Questions related to experience, side projects, interests, etc. Questions on OO programming (inheritance etc).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the toughest project you worked on recently and go you explain in detail..