Comment from a new hire fresh out of college
Comment from a new hire fresh out of college
The name gets you noticed anywhere, especially if you are in networking.
Career advancement, slow innovation... it comes with such a big company.
Young people like me feel very out of place in an engineering org full of foreigners. It probably is the reality now in Silicon Valley, but I feel that Cisco, being the largest employer of the bunch, holds some social responsibility to make a difference. Perhaps by looking less at technical buzzwords, focusing on growth potential and how the employee may fit in. I can feel the poor communication and cultural differences hinder productivity and team dynamics.
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I went to my school's career fair and had a short interview on the spot. The next day, I was offered an on-campus interview. After a week, they asked me to fly up to San Jose for more interviews. On the day of the interviews, all 30 applicants for t
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I started with the company after meeting them at a job fair at my university. The turnaround time between that initial meeting and receiving an email took about two weeks. They informed me about on-campus interviews, and I signed up for one. At the
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I had an interview on campus. The questions were basic, focusing on myself and the company. They asked things like: * "Tell me about yourself." * "How do I know if you are the right person for my company?" There were no technical questions during t
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San Jose, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2010I went to my school's career fair and had a short interview on the spot. The next day, I was offered an on-campus interview. After a week, they asked me to fly up to San Jose for more interviews. On the day of the interviews, all 30 applicants for t
Software Engineer I
San Jose, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2010I started with the company after meeting them at a job fair at my university. The turnaround time between that initial meeting and receiving an email took about two weeks. They informed me about on-campus interviews, and I signed up for one. At the
Software Engineer I
San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2008I had an interview on campus. The questions were basic, focusing on myself and the company. They asked things like: * "Tell me about yourself." * "How do I know if you are the right person for my company?" There were no technical questions during t
