Carmen Shirkey Collins

Disclaimer: This is not a real job at Cisco, but you can use the link below to send in a resume. As much as we think we often use the Force in our daily jobs, and would really, really like some light sabers for real. The Corporate Functions Recruiting Team (thanks Nan and team!) would like to show o…

When employees submitted entries into the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest back in February, one of the themes that came through was that they loved that they felt like they could be themselves. So the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest is coming back, but this time with a #Maythe4th twist.…

Who’s excited to see the winners of the second annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork employee photo contest? (Me! ✋ Me! ✋ Me! ✋ ) There were 1300 entries. We know. We counted. (Many times.) There were 1100 entries from Twitter and Instagram, and several hundred entered in t…

The calendar is filled with “fun” holidays, Cookie Day, Chocolate Cake Day (mmm, I’m hungry now,) Talk Like a Pirate Day and more. However, Friday, March 3rd might be the bestest holiday EVAH! Why? Because it’s Employee Appreciation Day! This isn’t just a Cisco holiday, it’s an “everywhere” holiday.…

Happy Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air. Especially when you #LoveWhereYouWork! The second annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest is in full swing, and employees are CRUSHING on last year’s number of entries. In 2016 over 1000 photos were submitted in the month of February, and this year in…

“Do you like where you work?” “No, I LOVE where I work!” This is the conversation you might encounter when you ask a Cisco employee about their job. Why do they love it so much? Employees won’t just tell you, they’ll show you. If you follow the #WeAreCisco hashtag on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll see…

To create world-changing technology, you need world-changing technologists – like the engineers that help make up the #WeAreCisco tribe. So who better to give career advice to aspiring Cisconians than these inspiring Cisconians? These systems engineers are all Chairman’s Club Winners – the top 1% in…

The excitement around the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (#GHC16) conference is growing and growing! That’s because only a few days from now, some really awesome women in tech will descend upon Houston, TX and begin three days of networking, learning, interviewing and having fun! Wit…

Snapchat. It’s the new shiny social media platform. It has the most marketing-sought-after age group as it’s primary user base (that would be millennials and Gen Z) and it’s all anyone in social media can talk about. As the social media lead for Cisco’s Talent Brand Team, I k…