Careers
Your Career Destiny Is Hard Work (and a Little Luck)
I’ve never told this story before. I was set to join Cisco in July 2000. However, I had scheduled a vacation the week prior to joining the company. On the very first day of my vacation – actually, the first hour – I answered the phone in my hotel room, and the Chief Counsel of Cisco informed me t…
Use the Force to Apply, You May (the 4th)
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…
“My Picture is On Our Careers Site” – Employees Share Their Experience
If you’ve heard little rumblings in the universe about a new careers website for Cisco – they’re true! We’ve launched a brand new site! Why did we do this? What went into the new design? Who is this site for? We’re about to answer all those questions and more! For the past year, Cisco’s Talent Br…
#CiscoChat Recap: Systems Engineers & the Power of dCloud
For any sales engineer who’s ever known the late nights, long hours, and frustrating hiccups of attempting to demo products for customers using PowerPoint or other slide deck platforms, Cisco dCloud is a game changer. dCloud is a cloud-based, self-service platform that hosts premade demos and lab co…
Stretch Assignments Take Employee Beyond the Day-to-Day
Bipasha Chakrabarti has been a part of Cisco’s Public Relations team in India for almost five years now, and in that time she has loved getting to explore other facets of the company that have helped to grow and develop her career. Recently Bipasha was an Expand Your Boundaries Award Winner for Q3 –…
One Word That Will Change Your LinkedIn Profile Forever
It’s no secret. I’m nuts about social media. (I lead the Cisco Careers “Life at Cisco” social media strategy.) Word gets around, so people who aren’t as nuts about social media ask me for advice. I love helping them, because when you’re passionate about something, you want others to be passionate ab…
Cisco CSR at Cisco Live US 2015: The Week in Pictures
At this time last week, the Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility team was in San Diego, California as part of Cisco Live US 2015. There, we participated in a number of different activities and events, from a Partner Pavilion in the expansive World of Solutions to a keynote featuring a member of the…
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