Cisco has its hand in a lot of pots, so you're sure to find an area of work you're interested in. Furthermore, it's an industry leader and a great name to have on your resume, especially as an intern. Great work-life balance.
San Jose and the Bay in general are extremely expensive. Expect most of your compensation to go towards room and board.
OA: 3 medium LeetCode problems and an hour and a half. They use their own IDE, and it is recorded. Dynamic Programming was also included.
Had an OA, then a recruiter screen, then a first-round interview mostly in JavaScript. Was asked around 10 conceptual questions, followed by two live coding questions. I would say both were medium or tougher easy level.
The first round of the hiring process was an online test consisting of three coding questions on HackerRank. We were supposed to make teams of three people. Only one device could type the code.
OA: 3 medium LeetCode problems and an hour and a half. They use their own IDE, and it is recorded. Dynamic Programming was also included.
Had an OA, then a recruiter screen, then a first-round interview mostly in JavaScript. Was asked around 10 conceptual questions, followed by two live coding questions. I would say both were medium or tougher easy level.
The first round of the hiring process was an online test consisting of three coding questions on HackerRank. We were supposed to make teams of three people. Only one device could type the code.