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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 996 Cisco Systems Review Ratings)

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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
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"I have worked for Cisco for 23 years. Company with a great culture, values, innovation and cares about the community. Innovation comes from within and via acquisitions of technology, people and culture. Cisco's portfolio is broad and rich and has a great partner channel model. Customer success and centricity is what drives loyalty."
Posted 3 years ago in San Jose, CA
Senior Software Engineer

"Benefits and $$$ NOT worth the downsides."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the great benefits. Some, but not many, departments or business units are worth the chance."

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

"Be sure the highly politically charged do what I say even if it's wrong or immoral attitude is something you can live with."

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

"You pay for it in stress, political haggling, autocratic management, and ridiculous EPM (employee performance management), which rates on what you aspire to do and not what you can do. If you don't aspire to higher levels, you get managed out."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try be humanistic and stop replacing American engineers with slave labor from India, China, etc."

Test Engineer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the technical resources in the networking field."

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

"You should have solid and wide knowledge about networking."

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

"I dislike high pressures."

Inside Sales Account Manager

"A good company to work for if you got the right territory."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"We were in a new division and got a chance to set the standards."

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

"Good luck."

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

"I disliked the constant, extreme daily changes. You had no chance to get into your rhythm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your employees."

Key Account Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It was a great environment for selling networking products."

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

"Be extremely excited about this company."

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

"It was basically a very closed environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open-minded with employees."

HR Analyst

"Cisco Systems is a good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It's a great environment to work."

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

"Have passion and love what you do!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire more U.S. citizen candidates to help the economy."

Senior Software Engineer

"The best company."

Researcher

"The best company to work for."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The work environment is friendly."

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

"Be confident and communicate your thought process."

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

"There are too many employees."

Senior Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is a good company."

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

"It is a big company."

Senior Sales Account Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is interesting work."

Systems Architect

"Nice place to learn stuff."

Software Engineer

"It doesn't get much better than this!"

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Cisco was an awesome place to work."

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

"Know your stuff. The technical interviews are rigorous and exhaustive."

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

"Hmmm... let me get back to you on that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cisco is probably the best run company I have ever interacted with. I doubt that I could provide any useful suggestions."

Engineer

"It was a wonderful experience to work with Cisco Systems."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I liked the opportunity to learn more and develop."

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

"All you need is an interest to work and focus. Then Cisco is a great place to work."

IT Analyst

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

"Candidates should have thorough knowledge either in J2EE or in ERP or in Modeling."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Drive candidates to Cisco who have experience in J2EE, Modeling."

Java Developer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the environment."

Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the technology that I am working on."

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

"They need to explore other opps."

Cisco Systems Reviews FAQs

Is Cisco Systems a good company to work for?

Cisco Systems has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 996 Cisco Systems Review Ratings left anonymously by Cisco Systems employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at Cisco Systems.

Does Cisco Systems pay their employees well?

Cisco Systems employees earn $95,000 annually on average, or $46 per hour, which is 44% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 388 Cisco Systems employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Cisco Systems Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Cisco Systems?

97% of employees would recommend working at Cisco Systems with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Cisco Systems 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Cisco Systems?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Cisco Systems is a IT Executive at $324,000 annually. Browse Cisco Systems Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Cisco Systems?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Cisco Systems is a Director of Learning at $11,000 annually. Browse Cisco Systems Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Cisco Systems?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Cisco Systems to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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