Good balance, but highly unstable
Good balance, but highly unstable
Very good work-life balance. Good for network skill sets.
Too many restructurings affect visas and job stability. Don't be surprised to get stabbed even if you are a good worker.
Lower-level engineers don't drive the income. We strive to deliver what was asked and go out of our way to help as much as we can. If a company can't utilize its workforce wisely, it will be doomed. Cisco is transitioning to be a software company, but it keeps forgetting that it is riding on management and/or upper management's backs.
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I interviewed at Cisco after being laid off from another big company where I worked for over three years. All the interviewing went well. I had at least 13-14 interviews over the phone, as the team was geographically distributed. I felt I did "except
Software Engineer III
A phone interview was conducted first. Then, I was called for an onsite interview. All the team members interviewed for half a day, with each session lasting 45 minutes. Mostly, questions were asked about my past experience. My interview was main
Software Engineer III
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
Software Engineer III
San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2008I interviewed at Cisco after being laid off from another big company where I worked for over three years. All the interviewing went well. I had at least 13-14 interviews over the phone, as the team was geographically distributed. I felt I did "except
Software Engineer III
San Jose, California, United StatesApril 1, 2009A phone interview was conducted first. Then, I was called for an onsite interview. All the team members interviewed for half a day, with each session lasting 45 minutes. Mostly, questions were asked about my past experience. My interview was main
Software Engineer III
San Jose, California, United StatesJune 1, 2011The 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
