I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Mar 2018
Interview
I was first contacted by HR about the ASR position with a question about a preferred location for the on-boarding part of the program. I was then quickly contacted for a video conference one-on-one interview during which I was asked to explain more about my work experience and what I imagine one work-day at Cisco will be like. Later I was progressed to the next stage of the hiring process, which was a technical video presentation. The staff during those two stages was really helpful and I was happy with the speedy process. After I submitted my video response, I received an invitation to fill in a questionnaire about the whole process. I gave them all 9s and 10s and two days later I was contacted by another HR representative of Cisco, who wanted to talk about a position (Virtual Sales Account Manager ) for which I had previously received a rejection in December. I was surprised to be contacted about two positions at the same time and for one I was already rejected but I agreed to a telephone call. Unfortunately, no one contacted me at the agreed time. I thought that there might have been some technical difficulties and wrote an e-mail to the reciter but did not get a response. (I waited for 5 business days) I decided to contact one of the recruiters for the ASR role and ask her if I am still considered for the position and if she could provide more information about my profile and status. The lady was quick to respond and clear to confusion but it was a bit too late. Needless to say, I was disappointed at the lack of accountability. I guess if you are an HR employee and contact a candidate you can do whatever you want and if they don't have a contact at the company you will never know why they don't call you when they say they will and your application will be ruined just because someone did not have their manager in CC.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a typical working day in your current position?
How do you imagine a typical working day of a ASR looks like?
The recruitment process consisted of 3 stages:
1. First Stage - Phone Interview
2. Second Stage - Video Interview
Question: Select an innovative Cisco Architecture that excites you, explain how it works and its business benefits.
3. Third Stage - Assessment Center
-> 15 Minute Technical Assessment that covers topics fundamental to Cisco’s business including core routing and switching (check the video)
-> Interview - around 45 minutes. I had to tell about myself, what I know about the position and had some questions related to my studies field.
-> Role Play
-> Presentation - 10 minutes on the topic: Please explain how you - as a Cisco sales person - would contribute to Cisco’s transformation from a hardware Company to a multidimensional business driven by security, services and software.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to complete a task under a tight deadline. Describe the situation, and explain how you handled it.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Moscú, ) in Mar 2016
Interview
Application process consisted from 3stages: phone interview, video submission and application centre day. I skipped 1st stage of application submission as i was invited to phone interview directly. Phone interview is really a standard interview performed by outsourced hiring company. The interviewer was really in a hurry and felt uninterested at all. I barely made it at this stage. Video submission task on the other hand was a very interesting and creative process. I really enjoyed it and was proud of my end result. Next step was day at Russia HQ. I had mixed feelings about it. On the day I had a small technical test, 30 minutes interview, role play and presentation. I performed very well at fist two, but other two through me off a little bit. I was at role play with an employer who didnt know what he was doing. And they made me stop in the middle of the role play and start over. I wasn't sure what was going on. So I did pretty bad there.
Next was presentation evaluation. I worked hard for the presentation as the topic was given in advance, however again i was interrupted. And it seemed, like most of the people in the room didn't understand english. So they asked me to continue in Russian. I wasn't ready for that. So as you probably already understood i wasn't feeling excited anymore. And I couldn't perform to the best of my abilities. I didn't get a job, since I couldn't perform well in not standard situations. but overall i liked this experience anyways.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation when you led a team and overcame some difficulties?