Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I talked with the hiring manager at a campus career fair. If you met the minimum GPA requirement, you'll get a first-round interview, which is purely behavioral.
I received an email one week later asking me to go for an on-site interview.
After I arrived at the Cisco site, they first gave me a skill test, including digital system design questions and a written skills test.
This was followed by two panel interviews with different teams. They focused on the skill test completed earlier.
Finally, I was given a site tour.
I was called back two weeks after the interview.
Questions
VHDL
C/UNIX question
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Cisco Hardware Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Hardware Engineer 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 Hardware Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 2.0Hardware Verification EngineerHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 7, 2017Pros: It is excellent if one gets hired as a full-time employee.Cons: When it comes to contract positions at Cisco, the employee becomes disposable. They use you and then kick you out the door, regardless of thinking this employee had been making a living out of his job. Cisco employees treat their contract employees with less respect, at least in my group.
- 2.0Sr. Management power gamesHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 28, 2010Pros: I'm happy to have a steady job. People are usually impressed to know I work at a name-recognized company.Cons: Too much internal politics and backstabbing amongst senior management. I don't understand how the executives allow this to happen, unless they promote it. Excellent performing leaders are forced to leave for no good reason other than a land grab.
- 4.0Good Benefits, Slow PaceHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 2, 2020Pros: The benefits and working environment are good.Cons: Things can get slow, and colleagues are not social.
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