I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Milpitas, CA) in Aug 2011
Interview
Work as a contractor at Cisco and have interviewed for 6 roles in the past 10 years. Each contract has been approx 2 years. Hiring process for contractors is fairly easy.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Toronto, ON) in May 2013
Interview
My interview consisted of 3 rounds of interviews. The first 2 rounds were with 4 consecutive interviews each visit and the last one was with a panel of 4. The questions were geared towards rating the candidates on various behavioural traits, skill and analytical ability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do to learn about and keep up with the industry trends?