Round 4 (HR Round – Emerging Talent Round)

Duration: 10-15 minutes

The round was short and started with talking about my group projects and what I did in them. We also discussed the stipend because the discussion was not done earlier. They asked about the following questions:

• Is relocation possible for me?
• Who are the competitors of Cisco?
• Why do I want to work at Cisco?

At the end, they asked if I had any questions. I asked about the work culture and if it’s as good as it seems online. They explained that they have multiple clubs and a lively work environment.

They said it would take a couple of weeks to send the result, and true to their word, they emailed the results to our college’s T&P Cell exactly after two weeks. Out of 5 candidates from our college in ETR, 4 got selected, and luckily I was one of them.

Result Verdict: SELECTED

Overall Tips for Success:

• Only include projects or skills you are 100% confident about and ensure a thorough understanding of everything listed on your resume.
• Practice questions on w3wiki and Leetcode and have a good understanding of the implementation of the data structures. Plus, go thoroughly with OS and CN (a must-do while appearing in an interview at Cisco)
• Be prepared for in-depth questions about your projects and experiences, especially teamwork.
• Maintain confidence throughout the entire process and be positive.
• This brings forth an important point that just registers for hackathons, contests, and tech & non-tech talks by companies. You never know from where an opportunity might come.

ALL THE BEST!

Hi,

In this article, I’ll share my experience with Code with Cisco – an online code-a-thon journey that led me to an internship at Cisco.

Role:

Software Engineer — Network/Embedded/Application Development (Intern) — India UHR.

Application Process:

The process commenced with an online coding code-a-thon called Code with Cisco. It was a team coding competition consisting of 3 members. After nearly two months, we received an email offering an opportunity to attend an additional round of online assessment as part of their summer internship hiring process. The email read –

I will soon publish a detailed blog on my experience in the code-a-thon and the difficulty level of the problems asked. Stay tuned!