Cisco Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"The documentation department is very organized and well-run."

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

"Cisco does group interviews. The candidates need a lot of documentation and technical skills to succeed in this process."

"Very interesting place to work."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is always a challenge to accomplish anything."

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

"This will depend on what position you are applying for."

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

"The organization is getting too big."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Flatten the org."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It was a relaxed environment with a lot of employee involvement."

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

"Study before you go into the interview. If you have it on your resume, know it. Be prepared to be humbled in some cases, as interviews can get intense at times."

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

"Because of my group, my work environment was less flexible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Plan for the weather."

"Overall good place if you are lucky."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Well, Cisco Systems is a very good company overall, but I personally feel it depends which business unit you are in. Some business units are not up to the mark. I was a contractor, not a full-time worker."

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

"Well, please ask repeated questions with the interviewer as if you are a good communicator. They will hire you at the same time. There are people who enjoy to screw the candidate!!!"

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

"Well, I did not like groupism at Cisco."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Well, management is blind. They just listen to others' words, not investigating properly, especially the NCBU unit."

"Good place."

"Company that cared about its employees."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"There are a lot of challenging opportunities to keep you interested."

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

"They like their people to be very technical."

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

"There is a lot of moving around between customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They use sub-contractors/partners a lot and not so much their own employees."

"Good place to work but needs some work."

"I enjoy working here."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The people were the best. The team we had was incredible."

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

"I dislike the way they decide who should be restructured."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't restructure an entire team without reviewing the complete impact of that decision."

"There are lots of learning opportunities."

"Good experience."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I enjoyed working for the company, but my personal manager was too busy playing golf and running to the lake to do his own job and expected everyone else to do his job for him. He was overpaid for what he did do. He is definitely not an asset to the company. He spent more time sabotaging his own team, instead of working with them. The company itself is excellent in what they do, and I hope that when they get all Scientific Atlanta and Cisco companies combined they are going to be the best out there. I believe in their product, and I believe in their way of thinking. So, new age. I wish the company all the best."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire a manager who knows the job and can do it."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the friendly environment."

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

"Keep the basics up-to-date."

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

"There is less professionalism."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more professional, and make the associates more compatible in all fields."

"Used to be a great place, but now wants all kids and is removing the experience."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I did like the work, but over the last few years the company has been changing, and now it's just another big company to collect a check from."

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

"Don't view Cisco as a career choice, as they do not want people to stay there forever anymore. When I first started, they always said that they wanted people to retire from Cisco, but now they are removing those longtime workers and replacing them with younger ones. The culture has changed a lot in the time I have been there. It's too bad, as it used to be a great place to work."

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

"As stated above, it has become just another big company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to what the company was eight years ago."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the knowledge level of the employees."

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

"Show lots of energy."

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

"Life-work balance was out of balance. It is too big of a company with too much market clout."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The product price is out of line (too high), relative to the market."

"I was a temporary employee who had no chance at a permanent position."