Cisco Interview Experience for Technical Consulting Engineer (On-Campus) 2022
Preparation Tips:
- CS Fundamentals should be clear. As Cisco is a Networking company, you should be thorough with the Networking subject very well.
- Go through the company’s website before appearing for the interview as you should know what the company is about, its values, and its products.
- Be clear about what the role is demanding.
- Ask questions at the end of every round.
- Never write anything in your resume that you do not know.
Round 1(Online Test – 1 hr): Consisted of around 25 MCQs ranging from topics like Networking, SQL, Python, Java, C/C++, and Aptitude. The majority of the questions were from Networking and Aptitude. One coding was there which was of medium level.
Round 2(Technical Round – 30 to 40 mins): The technical round started with an introduction and was followed by many technical questions and scenario-based questions.
- Do you know about the OSI model in networking?
- Explain each layer of the OSI model. (Explained in detail about every layer and protocol)
- What is the difference between TCP and UDP?
- What is the difference between switch and hub?
- What is a router?
- What can be the reason for wifi to show No Internet while it is still connected?
- What can be the reason for the game appearing when you go offline on Google chrome?
- Nowadays, how is a small chip able to store so much data which was not possible earlier in large devices?
- Explain Kernel.
- Explain Binary Search in nontechnical language and then in technical language.
- What are the worst-case complexity and best-case complexity of binary search? What will be the situation when binary search will satisfy the best case?
- Are you aware of the Job Role?
- What technology are you working on in your present internship?
- Do you have any questions for me?
Round 3(Managerial Round – 30 to 40 mins): In this, they basically wanted to know about you more and your managerial skills. This round started with my introduction. I gave a detailed introduction about which projects I have worked on or currently working on, about my ongoing internship, about organizations and clubs where I have volunteered, and about my interests. You should be very thorough with everything you mention in your resume. Then he asked some questions like
- Do you know about this role and the requirements?
- Why do you think this role suits you?
- What excites you about this role?
- Any questions for me?
In the end, I asked him how Cisco is bridging the gap between new joiners and older employees during this work-from-the-home scenario and how is the work culture of Cisco.
Round 4(HR Round – 15 mins):
- What do you understand about your role?
- Why do you want to join CISCO?
- What are Cisco products other than Webex?
- Who all are Cisco’s competitors?
- Are you comfortable relocating?
- Any questions for me?
Key Tips: Be very confident while answering questions.