I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
I applied online through my university's career center and got an on campus interview. The interview was very casual and lasted 30 minutes. We talked about previous work listed in my resume, classes I was taking, projects I had worked on, and his experience and interests. Interviewer was very friendly and easy to talk to. Surprisingly, no technical questions were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no difficult questions asked. He did ask me to explain in some detail the projects I had worked on in class.
It's a one hour long panel interview with two to four engineers. The interview contained behavioural questions, resume walk through, python and c implementation, c trivia questions, os concepts, debugging.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco in Feb 2026
Interview
Applied 1/14, prescreening with recruiter 1/29, interview with hiring manager 2/9, offer 2/13
Very easy interview and manager was super nice! Mostly was just asked about the projects on my resume with a couple problem-solving questions surrounding my projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you prove your product's safety to the user? (Essentially asking my testing process)
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA)
Interview
The interview has two rounds:
Round 1 focuses on solving DSA problems within 45 minutes, testing logic, efficiency, and coding skills.
Round 2 involves resume screening and project discussion, where you explain your contributions, technical decisions, challenges faced, and overall understanding of your work.