Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Diego, California
November 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied through campus (UCSD).
They got back to me relatively quickly at first but then took forever to reject me (about 9 months), which I found to be very unprofessional. The recruiters were very nice.
Questions
They just asked me about my projects in depth.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Diego, California.
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