J'ai postulé via un établissement d'enseignement supérieur ou universitaire. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Cisco (Waterloo, ON) en mars 2022
Entretien
A manager saw me resume at a virtual Job Fair and recommended me for the position.
A week or so later, I had a video call interview for one hour with one interviewer. She asked me simple questions about threading and operating systems. Also gave me a coding question, a simple one involving something to do with linked lists. I forgot, but it was simple
Then I got called for second interview, video call for 3 hours, 1 hour - technical, 2 interviewers, 1 hour - technical, 2 interviewers, ~1 hour - Manager, 1 interviewer
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
1) Write a program to print a NxN dimensional array in spiral order, starting from indices 0,0 and ending at N/2, N/2
2) Write a program to reverse a linked list
3) Write a program to insert an element in a sorted linked list
4) Write a program to delete an element from a linked list
5) Dry run a simple C program using cstrings and pointers (turns out [] operator has higher precedence than & operator)
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Behavioural:
1) Describe a challenging, uncertain experience where you achieved something
2) Asked about my grades
3) Asked about prior job experience
4) Asked whether I had any other interviews
5) Asked if I had any questions about the company/role
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Cisco (Bengaluru) en juin 2026
Entretien
The interview started well and covered backend concepts, Java, system design, and coding. I answered the questions confidently and had a positive interaction throughout.
After receiving the rejection, I spoke with HR to understand the feedback. I was informed that the interviewer believed I was looking at answers during the interview. This came as a surprise because I was not referring to any external material. I have a habit of looking away while thinking or recalling concepts, which I believe may have been misunderstood.
I wish this concern had been raised during the interview so I could have clarified it immediately. If there are concerns about a candidate’s behavior, discussing them in real time or asking for a room scan can help avoid misunderstandings.
Overall, the interview questions were fair, but I feel my evaluation was influenced by this misunderstanding rather than my technical performance.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Sort a nearly sorted array. I was asked for an optimal solution and discussed the time and space complexity.
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.