A friend referred me for this job role.

I received a HackerRank online interview link with five questions, ranging from easy to medium difficulty, sourced from LeetCode.com.

After multiple follow-ups with HR, they assured me the interview would be scheduled in a couple of days. I scored 70% on the HackerRank assessment.

On a particular day, the interview was scheduled, with all rounds taking place within a single day:

• First Round: No CV review.
• Second Round: Assessment of coding and technical skills.
• Third Round: Managerial round.

All rounds were quite easy, and I was asked to write code.

I was pretty much sure of success after this interview. All panelists gave me positive feedback, and the manager was very impressed with my work.

I was holding an offer, so HR confirmed before scheduling the interview that they would not be able to match my current fixed component, asking if I was okay with proceeding. I wanted to join Cisco, so I agreed.

On Friday, I completed all three rounds. Despite multiple follow-ups with HR (receiving no response), I got a rejection email on Tuesday.

I wrote running Java code, executed it with different inputs, and was able to answer 90% of theoretical questions correctly, yet I still received a rejection email. I am quite upset with the interview process and doubt its integrity. I asked HR for feedback, but he acted as if he knew everything.