Stability, big company, reputation, and great incentives to pass certification exams.
As in any big company, office politics are a big part of Cisco.
Mediocre single-line managers focusing only on their own benefits have fubarred the company.
Mediocre salaries. Cisco, by self-admission, targets to be in the 65th percentile in salaries.
More attrition is needed. We need young engineers. We should pay top-performing engineers a better salary.
I came in through the 2007 Choice Program. I met a recruiter at university, had a 1:1 interview, and was then scheduled to come on-site for an interview with three engineers. The questions were very easy, probably because they wanted to attract young
* A quick phone interview, a basic resume review, and a couple of quick OS questions. * Six one-hour sessions on Webex. All interviews were conducted remotely. * The questions were easy. * It took a long time to get an offer, but it was accepted in t
The process was straightforward. I spoke with four technical members of the team and two managers. The questions were technical, focusing on areas I had already reviewed. They also discussed programming. Fit was an important area they discussed. Th
I came in through the 2007 Choice Program. I met a recruiter at university, had a 1:1 interview, and was then scheduled to come on-site for an interview with three engineers. The questions were very easy, probably because they wanted to attract young
* A quick phone interview, a basic resume review, and a couple of quick OS questions. * Six one-hour sessions on Webex. All interviews were conducted remotely. * The questions were easy. * It took a long time to get an offer, but it was accepted in t
The process was straightforward. I spoke with four technical members of the team and two managers. The questions were technical, focusing on areas I had already reviewed. They also discussed programming. Fit was an important area they discussed. Th