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Software Engineering Interns at Cisco Systems give their company a 4.1 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Cisco Systems is 4.1, making them just as happy as every other employee at Cisco Systems and 2% less happy than every other Software Engineering Intern on CareerBliss - the happiest Software Engineering Interns work for Invensys.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 6 Software Engineering Intern Review Ratings)
Software Engineering Intern
in San Jose, CA

"The rent is too high in bay area!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineering Intern
in San Jose, IL

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Get help from an experienced engineer. The testing equipment is advanced."

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

"Be confident. Be friendly and prepared. If you get stuck in the interview, just stay calm."

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

"The development procedures are very long. Focus on product, not management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more innovative. Hire talented young people. Don't hire some dummy ones."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Average Software Engineering Intern Ratings in the Past 3 Years

Year Salary
2011 $3
2012 $4
2013 $4
Software Engineering Intern
in San Jose, CA

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I learned with practical experience of networking concepts, like the functioning of the VPN networks."

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

"Have good knowledge of networking skills, and knowledge of scripting language like TCL."

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

"I had a short duration with my company CISCO, which could be extended as well, but I did not have the opportunity in the summer 2011."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions to the management, as I have learned a lot from them."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineering Intern
in San Jose, CA

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It's a core networking company developing many new technologies, and has helped me understand concepts of the VPN networks."

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

"Good understanding of networking concepts and scrpiting skills like TCL Lang."

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

"I had short duration of my work with CISCO which could be extended as well but did not have the opportunity"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for my management as they have helped me alot."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Average Cisco Systems Attributes by Software Engineering Intern

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
3.4
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.1
Software Engineering Intern
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 2.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.2 / 5 Way You Work 2.5 / 5
Software Engineering Intern
in San Jose, CA

"Based on my two internships at Cisco."

Person You Work For 4.3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Software Engineering Intern
in Boxborough, MA

"I really enjoyed working at Cisco, but I wasn't there long enough to give it a good description."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The community was really great and everyone was so friendly. I enjoyed what I did and I was very motivated to do my work."

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

"I feel that they're looking for people who enjoy what they do. There's no real 'secret' to interviewing. Just be yourself and be someone who can work with people."

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

"They took away our free drinks in my second internship. There really was no reason to dislike Cisco."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None really. I felt the management within Cisco was very responsible and responsive. I liked working for them a lot."

Software Engineering Intern
in Irvine, CA

"It is a nice place to work."

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