Engineering Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter who found my resume online.
They were hesitant to deal with me since I was an out-of-state candidate. But it so happened that I was going to be in town around that period and managed to get an interview scheduled for that time.
I walked in and waited for a while before meeting the hiring manager. I had a 30-minute one-on-one that was more of a personality/aptitude test rather than a technical interview. I thought I did a pretty good job, but I was informed the following day that I was rejected.
Luckily, I aced another interview the following day at another company. The day after, I received an email stating that I had actually been selected at Cisco and that they had mistakenly sent me a rejection letter. However, I was happy with the other position and declined the offer.
Questions
How differently would you approach a hardware design problem as against a software problem?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Engineering role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Engineering roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Engineering interview process in San Jose, California.
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