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Empowered to Lead 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…
Learning Together: Cisco’s Sales Associate Program Inspires the Future
What do 25 recent college graduates and 18 preschoolers have in common? You might think, “Not a lot” – but you’d be wrong. We began this journey together: it was their first month of Pre-K, and it was our first job after graduation. We were all wide-eyed and full of hope for what was to come! Littl…
How Cisco CSAP Graduates Spent 5 Days Giving Back
In my first few weeks at Cisco, I was already blown away by the many great initiatives and possibilities this company offered. There was a fiscal year kick-off trip to Las Vegas, early in career networks to help motivate and inspire, and we were even able to exercise with Jessie Pavelka! Amongst a…
Think it’s impossible to #LoveWhereYouWork? Think again!
When looking for roles after university, I didn’t give much importance to working culture. Although at that time, I felt pressured to cast a wide net when applying for graduate jobs, which meant that my standards weren’t as high as they should have been. Having never truly loved somewhere I worked b…
Follow Your Passions Both Inside and Outside of Cisco
One of the many things that energizes and motivates me to make the daily 80-mile roundtrip drive to Cisco’s Raleigh, North Carolina campus is the fact that my job as a Cisco Sales Associate Program (CSAP) Manager allows me the ability to live out my passion for serving others. Now, having a job tha…
When I Grow Up (More) I Want to Be…
“Nish, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Throughout my childhood years, my answer to this question changed more frequently than Apple releases new software updates. From pop star to air hostess to teacher to scientist and everything in between, I really was a chameleon child. At age 17, the…
Journey from Cisco Intern to Associate Sales Representative
When you’re an intern, you’re never quite sure where you’re going next. Yes, you have dreams and ambitions of where you career might take you, but life is full of unexpected twists and turns. So, you can imagine my surprise when I found out that I would be rejoining Cisco after my internship as a fu…
7th Time’s the Charm – Why I Never Stopped Applying to Cisco
When at University, we all have dreams of where life will take us after graduation. I was no different. As a third year student working on my graduation project, I remember standing in front of a rack stacked with Cisco routers and switches with my friend, Salman. “What if we work at Cisco one day?…
Great Cisco Teams At Work – And Play!
Do you have a great team? I do! It’s such a terrific group of people, that not only do we work together and innovate together, but we’re a team outside of work as well! I came to Cisco through the Cisco Sales Associate Program (CSAP), which is a one-year program where we train together with other gl…