Cisco Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I liked learning advanced routing."

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

"I disliked the micromanagement of everything."

"The hiring manager had lots of big ideas with poor follow-through."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I liked being part of a company that is instrumental in providing technology-based products for all aspects of our lives."

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

"Show no fear."

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

"The company, although focused on the human network, has lost its human factor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay involved and be a positive leader and role model."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the job security and benefits."

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

"Be honest."

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

"There are no annual salary increases, and a lack of promotions."

"Great place to learn technologies."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I learned several technologies."

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

"Know what you are interviewing for."

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

"I disliked the manner in which the employee was rated."

"Good company to work."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the opportunity for career advancement, acquiring new skills, and getting abd certified."

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

"Refer by someone within Cisco."

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

"It is a large company. Therefore, it is too political."

"Cisco can be a great place to work if you are very corporate in your ways, but less so if you like start-up environments."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"They have their eyes on the future constantly and are very technologically savvy. They also have a good work/life balance in their culture."

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

"You had better be up-to-date technically, and demonstrate that you are a team player."

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

"You can get lost in the huge spokes of the company. It is more difficult to see the results of your work directly, and projects generally take a long time because of the large number of people in the approval cycle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Simplify. Condense. Refresh."

"A learned a lot in Cisco; it was a great deal for me."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Using advanced technologies, the learning opportunity was more. There were challenging projects."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the many technical challenges and learning, plus working on state-of-the-art requirements."

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

"Verify the expected workload for what you can handle. Make sure you get in at the highest position you want and not expect a promotion."

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

"I dislike the heavy workload which provides a high stress level, and lack of management support or quality."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Add R&D incentive, support & reward ideas and effort, reinstate bonuses and stock options for all, and provide promotion incentive."

"good"

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the flexibility."

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

"nothing"

"A stable place where you can retire from."

"Cisco is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the great group of people."

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

"There is not much I dislike."