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This post was written by Cisco Intern, Mark Henderson, who interned for us over the summer in Toronto, Canada. He’s back at school now, but his post inspired us. Have a great year Mark!   *** “If you’re not nervous, you’re not growing.” This quote is one that I have held as a personal mantra,…

This post was written by Cisco Intern, Mara Fowler who has since gone back to school (we miss you, Mara!) but we still loved her journey and wanted to share with our awesome Cisconian community! *** Why did you choose Cisco? One simple question, posed by our fearless leaders during intern orientatio…

Everyone has an #IChoseCisco moment – the one where you knew, “This company is speaking my language!” It’s exciting when you find a place to call your own, where you feel like you belong and are accepted while you’re being challenged to take the next steps in your caree…

This post was co-authored by Lauren Brommer & Rachel Plocharsky. When you think of it, it’s funny how many times a simple “hello” can turn into a lifelong friendship.  For Rachel Plocharsky and me, our “hello” happened in a math class of over 300 freshman at NC State.  Immediately, we clicked.…

When you start an internship, or really anything new, it’s a little weird.  Add to the mix that Cisco is full of incredible minds who are moving at a lightening pace, and it may be slightly earth-shattering to come to the realization that you’re not performing the way you want to. Interns come in, b…

Did you just accept your Cisco Internship offer? Congratulations – we’re excited to have you on board! Earlier this year, Jackie Shuler, University Relations Lead – East, provided us with The 5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Land an Internship and it looks like many of you took her advice. Exc…

So you want that internship (at Cisco) but you’re not sure how to go about it? Never fear, Jackie Shuler is here (interviewing with me)! She’s the University Relations Lead – East at Cisco, and she gave me some great tips and insights to share with you. Start Early – There’s simply no time l…

Heading into a conference, you never know what to expect. Heading in to my very first Grace Hopper Celebration conference, I really didn’t know what to expect. I’m relatively new to Cisco, and I knew that we were there to show our talent for disruption. What I didn’t count on was seeing up close a s…

Recently after his experience as a Cisco Intern, Naman Bhatt shared with his LinkedIn audience what it was like to work for “one of the best companies in the world.”  We loved his story so much we thought our readers on the Life at Cisco Blog would too!   Before my summer internship at C…