Cisco Interns

January 21, 2020

LIFE AT CISCO

3 Lessons My Cisco Interns Taught Me

After another great summer of working with our AMAZING Global Sales Interns, my first thought was, “Where did all of our time go?” It felt like we just had orientation, and now they were prepping for their final presentations and planning out the rest of their summers before returning to school in t…

July 25, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

5 things This Cisco Intern Learned in 5 Weeks

Thist post was written by Cisco Sales intern Anna Xu. As a first-year college student studying Computer Science, life and internships have two very particular things in common for me – I didn’t know what to expect from either of them. I was, however, drawn to apply for my first Cisco internship as…

July 24, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

Culture Shocked – 4 Ways Cisco Surprised This Intern

Land an internship. Move to a new city. Make new friends. Embrace the challenge. Give back. Love where you work. Wake up excited every morning. Never look back. My Cisco internship has been one adventure after another – one that’s been filled with surprises at every turn – and I’m excited to be alon…

July 18, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

5 Reasons I Wake Up Excited To Go To Cisco Every Day

We all seek opportunities that fill us with enough excitement to carry us through our days. The highs are remarkable, ground-breaking highs – and even when there’s an off day (because we all have those) these opportunities are the kind that you know only come around once in a lifetime. The passion a…

August 3, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

Midpoint Reflection: Interning at Cisco

They say that time flies when you’re having fun, but I didn’t expect it to fly this fast. It seems like half of my internship with Cisco has flown by in the blink of an eye. With five weeks in RTP (Raleigh, NC) and one week at our headquarters in San Jose, California under my belt, I have learned an…

July 13, 2017

LIFE AT CISCO

5 Things I Learned My First Week at Cisco

It’s six in the morning, and the alarm is blaring – it can only mean one thing. It’s my first day at Cisco! Waking up that morning, I really didn’t know what to expect from a company like Cisco. I was curious to know if it’d be everything I dreamed it would be, would I enjoy my time at Cisco? Would…

October 11, 2016

LIFE AT CISCO

Finding Waldo – A Cisco Intern’s Journey

Cisco Intern David Black shared this post with us before he returned back to school. We wish all of our interns a very successful year ahead of them! *** No, my name isn’t Waldo. But when I started my internship at Cisco, I felt a lot like the character Waldo who blends into a massive crowd in the W…

August 2, 2016

LIFE AT CISCO

3 Things That “High School Musical” Taught Me about Interning at Cisco

If you grew up loving High School Musical like me, then get ready to have some of it’s most iconic (and catchy) songs stuck in your head all day. For those who have not seen this movie-musical masterpiece, let me provide some context for you. High School Musical is a teen movie in the form of a musi…

September 8, 2015

LIFE AT CISCO

Reflections From Summer Cisco Interns

Cisco Interns aren’t your average interns! Whether they found us by way of LinkedIn or a university info session – no matter if we won them over with some sweet, sweet swag or two pretty little words: Silicon Valley – we’re glad they’re here, and we’re more excited than ever to have these energetic,…