I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
I applied for the job online through their employee portal and then got the REQ referred by an employee. It took almost more than 2 months for them to contact me and I was contacted by their talent acquisition team and they scheduled me for a direct onsite interview. It was 4 member panel head by the Senior Manager who is also the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly about my experience as per resume and few situational questions like How you would you start building a service for a specific industry etc.
They went through in detail about all my projects and started cross-questions on the same.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Three phone interviews, over the phone offer. Spoke with hiring manager, financial analyst, and domain expert. Questions were general, assessing experience and personality. Found out later that the interview process was expedited to fill position faster.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do to handle an unexpected/emergency during the execution of a project?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in May 2009
Interview
fast interview, quick response for a contractor
for on-payroll employees, however the HR process, approvals, etc and other HR proceedings take a very long time. The manager responses are also time consuming.
There are multiple interviews, panel discussions, 1:1 meetings, phone interviews, etc. The HR process is tedious as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you leaving your old job and what did you hate most about your previous employer