I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2021
Interview
I applied online without a referral and I was then sent a coding interview challenge online which was around 30 minutes. It was fairly easy and I passed it but I didnt recive next steps. Then two weeks later I just got rejected.
round 1: online oa, was easy/medium leetcode two questions
round 2 final: 1 behavioral 1 technical, leetcode style but also trivia
round 3: recruiter talk
offer after around three weeks after applying
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a list of connections between nodes, find the redundant edge.
Smooth interview process , the whole pool of students were anonymous that is given an ID to contact no name , no college , making it a you deserve you get kind of job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain me about the project in your resume and what difficulties you faced
Online Assessment followed by a Phone Screen. The entire process was well organized and the interviewers and recruiters want you to succeed. Timeline took about 3 weeks from OA invite to Phone Screen Invite.