Good Balance, Old Timer Politics
Good Balance, Old Timer Politics
Cisco is an equal opportunity employer and networking giant, offering great exposure to many technologies.
It's a great place to work, with good work/life balance.
Lots of politics play from old-timers. You cannot easily assimilate with groups, especially the old employee "mafia" system. If you cannot align with such people, you cannot survive here.
The internal politics would kill talent within Cisco and make people go out and look.
Cisco is stuck with an old-school mentality and does not genuinely see feedback from employees.
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Director of Engineering
We need to meet with various department heads to discuss qualifications. Each department head had their list of questions that pertained to their areas and how well you were qualified. There was also a desire to understand if you are a self-starter
Software Engineer
3 stages, very nice interviewer. Technical questions about computer networks. The last two questions were about C programming. The others were algorithmic and not coding.
Hardware Engineer
Telephone interview conducted over Webex, followed by an assessment centre interview. Both interviews were informal and very relaxed. They aimed to get to know you rather than asking direct questions. The focus was on your experience, skills, project
Director of Engineering
San Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2014We need to meet with various department heads to discuss qualifications. Each department head had their list of questions that pertained to their areas and how well you were qualified. There was also a desire to understand if you are a self-starter
Software Engineer
IsraelApril 1, 20213 stages, very nice interviewer. Technical questions about computer networks. The last two questions were about C programming. The others were algorithmic and not coding.
Hardware Engineer
Feltham, United KingdomMarch 1, 2015Telephone interview conducted over Webex, followed by an assessment centre interview. Both interviews were informal and very relaxed. They aimed to get to know you rather than asking direct questions. The focus was on your experience, skills, project
