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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…
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…
Arriving at Ireland’s Greatest Place to Work
When I was offered an internship at Cisco Ireland as part of my university degree, I wasn’t sure what to expect – would I be bored, would I be stressed, or would I be welcomed and thrive in my new environment? I had to wait four months between when I accepted my offer to my first day. So, that was f…
8 Reasons to Intern at Cisco – While Still in High School!
The Cisco interns are back at school now, but they shared their story with us after their experience. This post is compiled from Needhi Parekh, Tanishq Sandhu, Nabid Farvez, Shruthi Santhanam, Jamil Kassam, and Joseph Lee. Thank you for sharing your Cisco High story with us! The Lawrencevil…
How I was Wrong About Cisco
Andrea O’Connell was a Cisco Intern over the Summer of 2016. She shared the post with us prior to returning to school where we wish her lots of luck and success. 😊 Can I be honest? Before I started working at Cisco I wasn’t sure if this company would be the right fit. My past internship ex…
Changing the World with Cisco
Erica Parker shared her story with us this summer as a Cisco Intern before going back to class this fall. We hope your semester is awesome, Erica! During the summer of 2015, my perfectly healthy father woke up one morning and suffered from a cryptogenic stroke – or a stroke without a cause. It was…
Making a Difference in Corporate America
Elianna Goldstein is a Cisco Intern who shared her story with us this summer before returning to school. We hope your semester is amazing, Elianna! For two summers in a row, I worked at small non-profits and volunteered, as I sought out that sense of high value (and subsequently not much money) fro…
Cisco BFFs: Eleven Years Later
In early July, I read a blog about two Cisco Interns, best friends starting their career together at Cisco – and I smiled. My mind immediately flashed back to a summer 12 years ago where two young girls stood nervously in line. 800 men and women joined us as we waited to interview in a “spee…
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…