I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2012
Interview
Largely phone, with extensive written excercise. Met with multiple team members. screened by recruiting firm. Written excercise took many hours to complete and was based on a lot of reference material. Hiring manager was available to discuss what the details of completing and submitting the excercise.
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Question 1
Knowledge of company, background in business analysis, knowledge of unified computing marketplace, knowlege of IT services marketplace
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cisco (Belgrade, Central Serbia)
Interview
First there was a call with the recruiter, then an interview with the team. During the interview, they gave a test task to check SQL knowledge (I had to write code on a whiteboard) — it wasn’t too hard (I’d prepared with ChatGPT, and the interview questions were clearly taken from it as well). I’m not quite sure why I was rejected, since everything seemed to go well.
Very professional and standard.
Intro call from recruiter and then a chat with the hiring manager.
Then you work your way through the phases as usual meeting various members of the department.
Everyone very nice and professional.
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Question 1
Are you okay with repetitive tasks on a daily basis?
Straightforward and under 3 rounds, very nice people and common interview. Not too many challenging questions. Situational and a few about previous responsibilities and interest in the role overall . I decided to not accept an offer but experience was great and I would recommend to others
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Question 1
Similar experiences to the role being interviewed for