Terrible experience! After the interview, the hiring manager called and extended an offer verbally. Then, for a week, there was no response from them at all. I tried reaching them via email and phone, but there was absolutely no response.

Finally, the recruiter was available on his mobile. He said they could not offer a certain grade or salary. I still said it was okay and asked for an offer letter. He said he would get back to me by the end of the day, but there was no response.

The next week, I called the recruiter again. Now, he says the requisition is closed and, in turn, blames me for not responding on time.

Clearly, it looks like the hiring manager extended an offer but later changed their mind. They have no idea how to communicate this to me, so they did all sorts of things to make me drop the ball. When I didn't, they said the requisition is closed.

I did not expect this from a reputable organization like Cisco. Terrible, terrible hiring process! I feel interviewees should be given some respect when they take the time to come onsite and spend a day.

There is no point in taking names, but I just wish this would be addressable and not be repeated for future candidates.

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