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Chance vs. Choice: Why Hiring the Best Talent Matters
Filling an open role can be tough, and as a Senior Director in HR, there are many things I look for and consider in a candidate. Will the candidate influence others? Will they pursue learning opportunities to grow within Cisco? Are they able to work independently? And, of course, are they a cultural…
Cisco, My Career, and Cookies – Oh My!
You might’ve heard a rumor that Cisco encourages us to pursue our passions, and it’s true! Yes, by day I’m a Recruitment Marketing Manager for Cisco’s Talent Brand team (my dream job!) – but, by night I’m an avid home baker who’s always up for a new challenge. What do these two things have in commo…
Making My Dreams Happen at Cisco
When I arrived at the Cisco campus in Raleigh, North Carolina I was, like most new-hires, overwhelmed with optimism and a sea of opportunity. I was also nervous about the financial risk I took on as a contracted employee and a single mother of twins. Those nerves, however, decreased rapi…
How Cisco Enabled My Professional Soccer Dream to Come True
“WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER.” I was only six when I wrote this on a piece of paper that I ripped from my diary and sealed away. When I opened that paper 20 years later, I tossed it in to the trash as I thought that dream was over. I needed to focus on my career. But t…
The Lunch Table
As an intern, I’ve thought a lot about how I can leave my mark at such a big tech company and stand out amongst the crowd. When I asked for advice on this, I received much of the same commentary: “Network, network, network!” and while I connected with many people through one-on-ones – I still felt l…
‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ at Cisco
I’ve heard that life at Cisco can be described like a choose-your-own-adventure story where you’re free to decide how YOU want your personal life and career to grow. I’ve seen inspiring examples of colleagues who had sudden life changes that didn’t have to sacrifice their career to be fully present…
My Magical, Unicorn Life in Cisco’s Customer Experience Team
I believe in serendipity. It happens. My journey to Cisco is an interesting one. Prior to working here, I’d been a software consultant most of my career. I helped customers accelerate adoption and business value from their software implementations through developing & executing change managem…
Once an Intern, Always an Intern
This post was authored by Engineering Intern Dhwan Wanjara. As my summer internship at Cisco Allentown came to an end I was filled with gratitude for the incredible opportunity I received to be a Cisco intern. My time was full of action, a bit of learning, a bit of growth, hard work and a lot of fu…
Inspired and Empowered through Cisco Cyber Security
Three months after joining Cisco as a Cyber Security Specialist in South Africa a friend asked how my new job was going, and how it felt to work for such a large, global company. The answer was easy – my new job was going fantastic, and I told her any time I have a question I was always met with th…
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