They pay well and have a pretty SF and Paris office. They really try to do good on onboarding.
Overall would probably be 3 stars if it weren’t so unstable and always layoffs. It is an odd culture that teeters on worshipping Chuck. No solid motivation or direction and no innovation. They are so behind the times.
I'm curious what other hiring managers here think when they see someone applying from Cisco. I was part of a startup that was acquired by Cisco. But I don't have much experience beyond that. What would look better on my resume. Worked 8 years at startup X? Or worked 4 years at startup X and 4 year...Read more
I found out this past Monday I had been approved by Google HC for L3 SWE role. About 20 minutes after this I got an email from Cisco rejecting me at resume screen stage. I'm bringing this up not to shit on Cisco, but just so that people out there know that being rejected by any company doesn't real...Read more
My time here on blind has really opened my eyes to how Cisco has no respect on its name whatsoever. If you were hiring, and you saw Cisco on the resume as the only company that candidate has worked for, would you throw that candidate's resume in the trash? #faang #resume
I have offers from Walmart - 30L and Cisco - 33L My dream is to work for FAANG$MULA and I want to use this offer to open door for me to get interviewed there. I am 3-tier college pass out but good at programming + UI tech. Applied this time too but didn't hear back from recruiters. So which one a...Read more
Enjoying my time at Cisco but I want to get out and have more exciting work. I'm struggling to land interviews, and not the best leet coder. Would love my resume to be reviewed and get mock interviewed. Thanks TC 110k YOE 2
#tech @microsoft #msft
I had 3 yoe from msft as a machine learning engineer. cvs pharmacy offered me more money so I moved there and stayed there for one year working on generative ai applications. recently started job searching again. I got a cisco offer for staff mle, but got rejected from apple, Netflix, and adobe ev...Read more
Greetings. I’ve been applying for new grad roles since August and have gotten no callbacks/interviews. I’ve heavily revised this recently and am experimenting with an extracurricular section. Please let me know what I can improve on! #resume #resumereview #cisco #visa
Disclaimer: We all know TC is the most important etc. but what carries the most prestige and will open the most doors by having it on your resume? Special : Palantir, OpenAI, Spacex, HFT firms(Jane Street, HRT) Prestige++: FAANG(minus Amazon), NVIDIA, Uber, Snap, Spotify, Databricks, Snowflake, Dr...Read more
I have been laid off from Cisco and have been given options to choose from. Blinders please help me with Resume prep and referrals. I am a Data Scientist(3yrs) with total 9 yoe in the industry
Would like to know distributon of those currently at FAANG or similar tier companies and was previously at Cisco.. Did Cisco help or hurt you to put in the resume? I have been getting fked for last 10 months by recruiters auto rejection and frustrating as hell! And Im wondering if Cisco is hurting ...Read more
Looking for referrals for nvidia, rivian, other companies hiring interns/new grads for close embedded/systems related roles. Prior internships at Cisco and Qualcomm, happy to dm resume
My wife recently got laid off from Cisco. She is a product manager in Cisco. I’ll appreciate if you can DM me if your team is hiring. I can share her resume with you.#productmanager #pm #product
Legacy companies(IBM, Cisco, Intel, SAP, Oracle) vs unicorn startups. Which looks better on resume? Which is better for your career?
Hi, I am looking for a referral to Cisco. Will share my resume and LinkedIn #referral #Cisco
Hi, I am looking for a referral to Cisco Meraki. I can share my resume and LinkedIn. #referral #cisco #meraki
I’m working in a fresh big data startup that’s still in round A. Has great ideas and all. Paying me good amount of stocks. I also got an offer from Cisco with no rsus. I’m somehow attracted to Cisco because of the benefits and all processes in line. Plus my resume would look good (I don’t know if t...Read more
This week, it was sad to see some of coworkers being let go and I was in one of the high growth BU, so it came by bigger surprise.. And after spending a year at Cisco, it is not the safe place nor products are interesting for me to want to stay any longer and I want to leave asap.. With that said,...Read more
With Cisco, IBM, Intel or Oracle on your resume as a swe would you have a good chance to get an interview at a unicorn startup? Or do you need faang on your resume?