Cisco is great
Cisco is great
Challenging work, always busy. New AI and cloud technology. Competitive pay, gym on-site. Management puts pressure on, but not too much. Work-life balance is great.
Pay increases are only once every 3 or more years, depending on how you are perceived and your current grade level. However, pay seems competitive (comparing Glassdoor numbers).
To get promoted, you have to schmooze AND be really good at what you do; being good is not enough.
There's always a lingering concern whether your BU may be hit by the next round of layoffs.
Don’t discourage people from wanting to be promoted.
The oft-touted management line is, “If you get promoted, you will be the lowest in your grade, so you really have to perform well unless you want to be the next one laid off.”
It seems like a scare tactic to limit the number of higher-grade employees.
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Software Engineer
Applied online, one screening followed by an on-site. There were 3 rounds; 2 people interviewed in each round. The interviewer will go in detail in whatever is there on your resume or whatever you speak.
Software Development Manager
I met one-on-one with four people for about an hour each. The schedule was worked out in advance, so I knew who I would talk with. Interviewers had clearly read my resume and asked questions about my actual experience. They also answered all of my q
Software Engineer II
An initial phone screening with a recruiter, followed by a phone interview with a manager. On-site interview with five people. The more people you talk to, the better, as they will cut the interview short if they aren't getting a good impression. I
Software Engineer
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 1, 2017Applied online, one screening followed by an on-site. There were 3 rounds; 2 people interviewed in each round. The interviewer will go in detail in whatever is there on your resume or whatever you speak.
Software Development Manager
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 1, 2015I met one-on-one with four people for about an hour each. The schedule was worked out in advance, so I knew who I would talk with. Interviewers had clearly read my resume and asked questions about my actual experience. They also answered all of my q
Software Engineer II
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 1, 2013An initial phone screening with a recruiter, followed by a phone interview with a manager. On-site interview with five people. The more people you talk to, the better, as they will cut the interview short if they aren't getting a good impression. I
