Process
I applied online last September and completed a HackerRank-style coding challenge in October. I heard back around mid-February the following year.
After that, I had two online interviews, each scheduled for 45 minutes. Both interviews focused on general technical knowledge, such as OOP and data structure design. There was little coding during the phone interviews, mostly hypotheticals.
I ultimately received an offer.
Questions
Explain to me your most proud project and what you learned from it.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 3.0Market Leader, Slow ChangesOperations Engineer • Current EmployeeAmerica, United StatesApril 5, 2024Pros: Market leaders, customers like our services.Cons: Big company, changes take time.
- 1.0Absolutely dreadful, unprofessional team/org. Your mileage may vary with other orgsSoftware Engineering Technical Leader • Current EmployeeRemoteDecember 12, 2022Pros: The company seems to be embracing new tech. Fair pay.Cons: Contractors on some teams are treated with an enormous amount of disrespect by "blue badge" employees. I was one of these "blue badge" employees and hated seeing the contractors I worked with treated badly. Think rude language, lack of respect for working hours/time off, etc. The interviewers also lied to me by omission during the interview process. The team I interviewed to join was disbanded as soon as I joined, and the work/colleagues changed as a result. Absolutely unprofessional.
- 4.0Easy To Use, But PriceySoftware Developer • Current EmployeeDecember 23, 2018Pros: It is pretty much plug and play. We are integrated with Microsoft Outlook. I click to arrange a meeting and follow the link to begin or join the meeting.Cons: There is scope for improvement as far as speed and control on screen sharing are concerned. This software is a bit on the expensive side.
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