I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Mar 2012
Interview
They conducted a written test followed by intvw.In the first round they checked my programming skills and interviewer focused on C,Data structures and Unix as well as networks.It went for 1.30 min and then 2nd round was also tough(1hr).Finally manager talked to me to finalize the things.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write a C program to Replace a particular word in a file ?
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.