I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Tokio) in Mar 2018
Interview
Interview scheduling took 3 weeks to finalize. Schedule even changed after confirmation email came as interviewer schedule kept changing.
Interview was with 2 managers who seemed totally disinterested from the very beginning.
Flow of interview was all over the place and was not even asked any important questions especially in terms of experience or work related questions (have you done this before?, etc.)
Whole interview felt like they wanted to end it asap, and reluctantly asked more questions as it was "too early"
Did not pass interview as Japanese was deemed not fluent enough even though whole interview was conducted in Japanese with no communication issues. Was also told that I did not have sufficient relevant work experience despite interviewers not asking a single question on past experience.
Very unprofessional interviewers.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Cisco ran me through over 10 interviews. After I was hired, I was told they had decided the first day to hire me, but still ran me through the gauntlet. Incredible waste of their time.
I had 2 phone interviews and one in person interview. The hiring manager relied heavily on the recruiter to find a good match as she was too busy. My interview questions were fairly generic and were around my experience in the past and why I want to work at Cisco.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your understanding of Inclusion & Diversity?