Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Sales Associate according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Presentation: 18%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Dec 2018
Interview
A phone call, video interview, assessment centre including a presentation about the future of Artificial Intelligence and a role play of suggesting Cisco products and recommending them to a customer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We were tasked with a case study where we had to research Cisco products and role play which to use with a customer.
The interview process was lengthy and rigorous but also enjoyable. I was required to give a presentation, conduct a sales role play, and do a behavioral interview. I felt like all of my interviewers were attentive, asked interesting questions, and provided great feedback. It was a great experience!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a time you loved working at a previous job? They also asked about a time I disliked working.
Normal process simple questions not sure if that’s helpful to really select what they’re looking for
But it was a pleasant conversation
So why this section needs 30 words, silly rule
Normal interview process with standard questions. it was a casual chat and nothing difficult. Interviews went on smoothly with a couple of rounds like any other interviews. Environment was relax .