Working at Cisco Systems in Santa Clara, CA: 21 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Clara, CA Area

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On average, employees in Santa Clara, CA at Cisco Systems give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 21, whereas overall Average Rating of Cisco Systems is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 1249 Cisco Systems Review Ratings. The happiest Cisco Systems employees in Santa Clara, CA are Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.0 and Anonymous Employees with a rating of 4.1.

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Company Culture

4.0

Growth Opportunities

3.6

People You Work With

4.4

Person You Work For

4.3

Rewards You Receive

4.0

Support You Get

4.2

Way You Work

4.2

Work Setting

4.1

Access Security Manager

"Cisco Systems is a great company. But like every company there are going to be ups and down, good days and bad days. The IT field has grown tremendously over the last 25 years. And it will continue to grow, much more than we'll be able to keep up with the change. Even though there have been a few cutbacks. Cisco gets my A1 rating on quality."

Posted 10 years ago in Lawrenceville, GA

Working at Cisco Systems in Santa Clara, CA: 21 Employee Reviews

Systems Architect

in Santa Clara, CA

"Nice place to learn stuff."

Oracle Database Administrator

in Santa Clara, CA

"A very lively place."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the variety of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get technical training."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

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Cisco Systems (1249)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)

2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)

3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)

Production Supervisor

in Santa Clara, CA

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5

Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5

Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5

Director

in Santa Clara, CA

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5

Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5

Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3.2 / 5

Data Analyst

in Santa Clara, CA

"Cisco was an overall great company to work for."

Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5

Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5

Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5

Hardware Engineer

in Santa Clara, CA

"Consultant position leading to full time."

Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5

Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5

Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5

Executive Assistant

in Santa Clara, CA

"I was somewhat satisfied at my previous employer."

Person You Work For 4.1 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5

Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5

Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5

Major Account Manager

in Santa Clara, CA

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5

Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5

Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Engineer

in Santa Clara, CA

"Open communications and initiative driven."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Cisco provided a very open door policy, and was highly aggressive and rewarding."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be open and show your capability. Present yourself as confident and smart."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I disliked the long hours, and incapable managers who do not have the technical knowledge to manage engineers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As managers, you should have at least minimum knowledge of what type of people you manage. You reward those with appreciation."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5

Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5

Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

IT Analyst

in Santa Clara, CA

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the very experienced and hands-on management. They have been there and done that."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. For a new employee, the experience could be rewarding as well as challenging."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Sometimes innovation is stifled. We have several meetings, which aren't the best thing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try having a flat organization structure. They have a slight bias towards hiring U.S. citizens for senior management positions."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5

Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5

Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Cisco Systems Employee

in Santa Clara, CA

"I have worked with Cisco system for past 3 years. I like the manner in which cisco handles large scale project having lot of complex business logic.I also like the friendly environment."

Person You Work For 3.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5

Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5

Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5

Cisco Systems Employee

in Santa Clara, CA

"Not much else to say. If you get a chance to work for Cisco, do so."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5

Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5

Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Cisco Systems Employee

in Santa Clara, CA

"I've worked at Cisco since 2001. Great salary and benefits."