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Cisco Interview Preparation
Medium-HardInformation Technology · Pune
Cisco hires interns and freshers in Pune, Maharashtra for software and IT roles.
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Interview Rounds4
1
Online Assessment60–90 min
2–3 DSA coding problems on HackerRank, CodeSignal, or company platform
2
Technical Interview I45–60 min
Data structures & algorithms — arrays, trees, graphs, dynamic programming
3
Technical Interview II45–60 min
System design or low-level design — scalability, APIs, databases
4
HR / Culture Round30 min
Career goals, teamwork, strengths/weaknesses, role expectations
Practice Questions10
Key Topics
- Data Structures & Algorithms150q
- System Design50q
- Object-Oriented Design40q
- SQL & Databases25q
- CS Fundamentals (OS, Networking)25q
Expert Tips
- Practice LeetCode easy and medium problems before the OA — focus on arrays, strings, trees, and graphs.
- For system design, use the RESHADED framework: Requirements, Estimation, Storage, High-level design, APIs, Detailed design, Evaluation.
- Prepare 3–4 STAR stories covering: a challenge you solved, a time you worked in a team, a project you owned end-to-end.
- After every coding solution, proactively state the time and space complexity — interviewers expect it.
- Study common CS fundamentals: process vs thread, TCP vs UDP, REST vs GraphQL, SQL indexing, CAP theorem.