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December 5, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

How Cisco’s Culture Inspired Me to Give Back

Prior to working at Cisco, I never volunteered much. It would always come to my mind with a powerful dose of heroic motivation, but mostly it would fade whenever errands of all kinds would flood my calendar. Been there, done that? We´re all humans after all. Since I started working at Cisco, I foun…

December 3, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

To Cisco Employees, Every Day is #GivingTuesday

Every day, across the globe, Cisco employees are giving back in unique and inspiring ways. This Giving Tuesday, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the incredible work our employees are doing, and the organizations they’re most passionate about. We’re sure, as you get to know…

August 6, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

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…

June 26, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

When Passions and Giving Back Collide at Cisco

About a year ago, I was sitting in a log cabin in Estes Park, Colorado surrounded by some of the most creative photographers I had ever met. As we bonded about our shared love for photography, we also made plans to take a trip to Guatemala and give back to some of the less fortunate schools in the a…

June 18, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

How Cisco Employees Have Given Back to Me

Cisco employees share many similar qualities, but one that we all have is a road that led us to working for this wonderful company. Some have known and aspired to work for Cisco their entire life, while others (like myself) discovered Cisco during graduate school, and still there are some who never…

March 7, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

Cisco Kayakers Clean-up Iconic Sydney Harbour

You may have heard a little rumour that here at Cisco we love to give back – and it’s true! Additionally, Cisco encourages us to find ways to give back that we’re passionate about, and there may be no greater passion for us Aussies than our oceans. My role at Cisco is in digital marketing for the A…

January 29, 2019

LIFE AT CISCO

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…

December 4, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

Living By Cisco’s Principles

You never know who you’re going to meet, or what reminders are out there for you with each new day. While attending this year’s GSX (Cisco’s annual sales conference) in Las Vegas, I stepped into a hotel elevator and met an elderly woman. We shared a smile, and she followed it up with a question – “A…

November 27, 2018

LIFE AT CISCO

#GivingTuesday is Every Day at Cisco!

You may have read the many ways Cisco encourages its employees to give back throughout the year. Most notoriously, this is done through the Time2Give initiative which provides employees 5 days every calendar year to give back to ways that are most important to them in both their local communities, a…