Life At Cisco

Growing up I always had a fascination with leadership, strategy, and growth.  I watched countless hours of History channel and documentaries on the great leaders of our past.  I would read books on the topics like Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, and Robert Greene’s Mas…

Job hunting while pregnant is nerve wracking, and my Cisco journey began on April 30, 2018 – my due date. At nine months pregnant I had my final Cisco interview, where I somehow managed to maintain my composure via WebEx after a quick pre-interview prayer that the baby would stay put at least one mo…

This post was written by Cisco Sales Intern Andre Brandao. In early 2016, my last day at Cisco was one of the most difficult and saddest days I could remember.  I thought a door was closing, and I was devastated that my dream seemed to have ended so soon – sometimes, life just doesn’t go according t…

Recruiting isn’t just a job for us, it’s a passion. Our talent acquisition team at Cisco’s Security Business Group (SBG) for America’s Engineering is here to do one thing – change lives for the better.  That’s right, we’re here to change your life – and your family’s life – and even on the toughest…

The first time I heard Cisco’s Chief People Officer (CPO) Fran Katsoudas talk about a “conscious culture” I have to admit I already thought I was conscious of the culture around me. In retrospect, I think it’s easy to confuse a “conscious” culture with a “conscientious” culture.  I learned from form…

This post was written by Cisco Sales Intern Mabel Liang. Give anyone in Gen Z some time and a computer, and we can “Google” our way to being experts in anything.  That is exactly what I did prior to my interviews for my current role as a Global Strategy, Planning, and Operations summer intern at Cis…

Life is like a 4,000-piece jigsaw puzzle; always challenging, sometimes fun, other times frustrating, but always rewarding when the pieces just fall into place.  When I was a young girl, I used to love putting together puzzles – the more difficult, the better! In high school, I discovered technolog…

A lot has happened to me in the last three years—got engaged, got diagnosed with leukemia, got married, built a house, leukemia went into remission, wrote a book about millennials, had our first child—and Cisco has been part of my life through all of it. My first leader at Cisco was a large, easygoi…

This post was written by Cisco Intern, Leigh Causey. From an early age, I have always loved expressing myself.  At my very first job in retail at the age of 15, I developed a love for vibrant hair colors.  Colorful hair lets me express who I am without using words: which is bright, colorful, and eve…