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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California

September 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Cisco arranged a small on-campus interview after the career fair at my college. The one-on-one interview lasted for nearly an hour.

It began with two behavioral questions, followed by some technical questions. There were no questions about my resume.

I received an email instructing me to wait for a week, but I have had no further feedback since then.

Questions

Two behavior questions:

  • How to proceed if everyone around you doesn't support your idea?
  • How to proceed if you have to learn a new thing at work without any help?

Debugging question for a C program about pointers.

Easy algorithm question: How to find the only duplicate number in an array? What if all the elements in the array are sequential (e.g., 1-100) but has one duplicate number?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive70%
Neutral20%
Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.

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