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      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      Dec 3, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco in Nov 2013

      Interview

      The process is just like what everyone has described here. Round 1: WebEx (Interview) Hardest part is the question they ask where you have to explain a complex topic to either an old person or a child. For my case, I was asked to explain what an FPGA is to a 5 year-old.The rest of the questions are your typical (tell me about yourself ) questions. Round 2: Video Response 2-minute video response to a given topic. I did not do any video editing and focused only on the the content of the video. It worked for me and got me to the final round. Round 3: The big day, filled with all the activities mentioned in other reviews here. What I didnt like about this day was having 2/2.5 hour gap between the activities. If they fly you there however, you will have the activities almost back to back, depending on when your flight leaves. I was local, so I got to be there all day, from 8am to 4:30pm. Breakfast and luch are provided. They start the day with a simple technical test on the give material, followed by an interview. My interview was pretty technical and when I asked the other candidates, I was told that their's was not technical at all, so it all depends on who interviews you. Every room has two assessor in it. You will do the sale meeting roll play after the interview which is the most important activity throughout the day. MAKE SURE YOU PREPARE for it or I guarantee you will not do well. Dig as much as you can from the customer and keep track of the time. Last activity is your presentation which you need to prepare in advance.Therefore, practice for this part goes without say saying. BUT, don't sound like a recording, make sure you interact with your audience. I owe it to this site to do a review since the reviews here helped me tremendously.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Sell a project you have done at school.
      Answer question
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      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      May 26, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Copenhagen, Capital Region
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco (Copenhagen, Capital Region)

      Interview

      First talking to recruiter, then a quick call answering some "technical questions". After which there were some exercises and a video to record on a topic. And the last step was a half day of interviews, roleplays and short exam on site

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      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      May 18, 2022
      Anonymous employee
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      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Cisco in Mar 2022

      Interview

      After a resume screen, a two minute voice recording explaining any Cisco technology that excites you and why. Next step was a virtual interview with a systems engineer. This consisted of behavioral and technical questions based on a previously specified Cisco product. Last stage was the Assessment Center and its three parts: Behavioral Interview, Technical Presentation, and Discovery Call Role Play.

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      Why Cisco? Why sales? Name a failure.
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      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      May 15, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Amsterdam
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Amsterdam) in Apr 2020

      Interview

      Eerst was er een cv selectie. Na selectie was er een video interview waar je een aantal antwoorden op behavioral questions moest beantwoorden, bijv. vertel me over een keer dat je een moeilijk situatie had. Hoe heb je het opgelost? Na video interview was er een assessment centre, waar je een aantal rondes achter elkaar had.

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      Vertel over het project in je professionele carriere waar je het meest trots op bent.
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